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CVE-2008-2935

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the rc4 (1) encryption (aka exsltCryptoRc4EncryptFunction) and (2) decryption (aka exsltCryptoRc4DecryptFunction) functions in crypto.c in libexslt in libxslt 1.1.8 through 1.1.24 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an XML file containing a long string as "an argument in the XSL input."

Published

2008-08-01T14:41:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.8 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.9 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.10 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.11 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.12 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.13 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.14 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.15 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.16 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.17 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.18 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.19 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.20 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.21 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.22 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.23 Yes
Application xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.24 Yes
References