gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-200806-02.xml

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<glsa id="200806-02">
  <title>libxslt: Execution of arbitrary code</title>
  <synopsis>
    A vulnerability was found in libxslt, possibly resulting in the execution
    of arbitrary code and Denial of Service.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">libxslt</product>
  <announced>June 03, 2008</announced>
  <revised>June 03, 2008: 01</revised>
  <bug>222499</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="dev-libs/libxslt" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.1.24</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.1.24</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    Libxslt is the XSLT C library developed for the GNOME project. XSLT
    itself is an XML language to define transformations for XML.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    Anthony de Almeida Lopes reported a vulnerability in libxslt when
    handling XSL style-sheet files, which could be exploited to trigger the
    use of uninitialized memory, e.g. in a call to "free()".
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>
    A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to process an
    XML file using a specially crafted XSL transformation file, possibly
    resulting in the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All libxslt users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.24&quot;</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1767">CVE-2008-1767</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 27 May 2008 20:52:43 +0000">
    keytoaster
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 27 May 2008 21:07:25 +0000">
    keytoaster
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:27:22 +0000">
    p-y
  </metadata>
</glsa>