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high 7.5

CVE-2008-1767 in the critical feed json

Buffer overflow in pattern.c in libxslt before 1.1.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly…

published 2008-05-23 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1767

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
12.8%
EPSS 12.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • libxslt Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.1.24-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1767

  • libxslt RHEL 2.1 1.0.15-3
  • libxslt RHEL 3 1.0.33-6
  • libxslt RHEL 4 1.1.11-1.el4_6.1
  • libxslt RHEL 5 1.1.17-2.el5_1.1
  • libxslt-python RHEL 2.1 1.0.15-3
  • libxslt-python RHEL 4 1.1.11-1.el4_6.1
  • libxslt-python RHEL 5 1.1.17-2.el5_1.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0287

  • libxslt openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.1.34-3.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11017-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-1767 updated

libxslt: fixed-sized steps array overflow via "template match" condition in XSL file

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libxslt 1.0.33-6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libxslt 1.1.17-2.el5_1.1, libxslt-python 1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 libxslt 1.0.15-3, libxslt-python 1.0.15-3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libxslt 1.0.33-6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libxslt 1.1.11-1.el4_6.1, libxslt-python 1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libxslt 1.1.17-2.el5_1.1, libxslt-python 1.1.17-2.el5_1.1
    +9 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libxslt 1.1.11-1.el4_6.1, libxslt-python 1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libxslt 1.1.17-2.el5_1.1, libxslt-python 1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 libxslt 1.0.15-3, libxslt-python 1.0.15-3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libxslt 1.0.33-6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libxslt 1.1.11-1.el4_6.1, libxslt-python 1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 libxslt 1.0.15-3, libxslt-python 1.0.15-3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libxslt 1.0.33-6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libxslt 1.1.11-1.el4_6.1, libxslt-python 1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 libxslt 1.0.15-3, libxslt-python 1.0.15-3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0287

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-31815)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

12.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-31815 libxslt XSL 1.1.23 - File Processing Buffer Overflow dos, 2008-05-21
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29312 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugzilla.gnome.org http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527297 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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