Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the rc4 (1) encryption (aka exsltCryptoRc4EncryptFunction) and (2) decryption (aka…

Description

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."

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

12.8% · top 3.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (27)

• RHSA-2008:0649 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10827 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• libxslt-multiple-crypto-bo(44141) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0306 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 32453 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31399 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31363 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-7029 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 20080731 [oCERT-2008-009] libxslt heap overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 30467 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://www.ocert.org/patches/exslt_crypt.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 4078 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• GLSA-200808-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 31310 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:160 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• USN-633-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 31331 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20081027 rPSA-2008-0306-1 libxslt (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20080801 libxslt heap overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 31230 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-7062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2266 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 1020596 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• DSA-1624 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 31395 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-009.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 09:21 UTC.