CVE-2008-2935

Published: 1 August 2008

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."

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
libxslt Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Released (1.1.15-1ubuntu1.1)
	feisty	Released (1.1.20-0ubuntu2.1)
	gutsy	Released (1.1.21-2ubuntu2.1)
	hardy	Released (1.1.22-1ubuntu1.1)
	upstream	Released (1.1.25)

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-633-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2935
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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