libxslt XSL buffer overflow

libxslt-xsl-bo (42560) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

libxslt is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking during XML document transformation. By using a specially-crafted XSL style-sheet file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the XSLT processor to crash.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 7.5
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 5.9
  Exploitability: Proof-of-Concept
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of libxslt (1.1.24 or later), available from the XMLSOFT Web site. See References.

For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

References:

  • Apple Web site: About Security Update 2008-007 .
  • Apple Web site: About the security content of iPhone v2.0 and iPod touch v2.0.
  • Apple Web site: About the security content of Safari 3.2 .
  • Gnome Bugzilla Bug 527297: xsltproc crashes when applying a transform to an xml document.
  • Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 446809: CVE-2008-1767 libxslt: fixed-sized steps array overflow via "template match" condition in XSL file.
  • XMLSOFT Web site: The XSLT C library for GNOME.
  • ASA-2008-267: libxslt security update (RHSA-2008-0287)
  • BID-29312: libxslt XSL File Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
  • BID-30186: Apple iPhone and iPod Touch Prior to Version 2.0 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
  • BID-31681: RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2008-1767: 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.
  • DSA-1589: libxslt -- buffer overflow
  • GLSA-200806-02: libxslt: Execution of arbitrary code
  • MDVSA-2008:151: Updated libxslt packages fix buffer overflow vulnerability
  • RHSA-2008-0287: Important: libxslt security update
  • SA30315: libxslt XSL File Processing Vulnerability
  • SA31074: Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA32222: Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA32706: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA44287: Oracle Solaris libxslt XSL File Processing Vulnerability
  • SECTRACK ID: 1020071: libxslt XSL Style Sheet Array Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • SUSE-SR:2008:013: SUSE Security Summary Report
  • USN-633-1: libxslt vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-1580: Libxslt XML Document Transformation Code Execution Vulnerability
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-2094: Apple iPhone and iPod touch Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-2780: Apple Mac OS X Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Apple iPhone 1.0
  • Apple iPhone 1.1.1
  • Apple iPhone 1.1.2
  • Apple iPhone 1.1.3
  • Apple iPhone 1.1.4
  • Apple iPod touch 1.1
  • Apple iPod touch 1.1.1
  • Apple iPod touch 1.1.2
  • Apple iPod touch 1.1.3
  • Apple iPod touch 1.1.4
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.10
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.4
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.10
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.4
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.7
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.3
  • Apple Safari 3
  • Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
  • Canonical Ubuntu 7.04
  • Canonical Ubuntu 7.10
  • Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
  • Debian Debian Linux 4.0
  • Gentoo Linux
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.6.z AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.6.z ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.1.z EUS
  • RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
  • XMLsoft libxslt 1.1.23

Reported:

May 16, 2008

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