CVE-2008-1767 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in libxslt allows attackers to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via a malicious XSL style sheet.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-1767?
CVE-2008-1767 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 23 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in pattern.c in libxslt before 1.1.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XSL style sheet file with a long XSLT "transformation match" condition that triggers a large number of steps.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1767?
It affects 5 products.
Linux distribution packages (40)
libxslt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | All versions | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | All versions | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | All versions | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw | All versions | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw | All versions | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw | All versions | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es | All versions | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es | All versions | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es | All versions | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
Products include Redhat Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation, Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1767?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-1767 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1767 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1767, DSA-1589-1, GHSA-h927-jfxh-4j78, RHSA-2008:0287.