Out-of-Bounds Affecting libxslt-python package, versions <0:1.1.17-2.0.1.el5_2.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
14.43% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-LIBXSLTPYTHON-2447248
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed1 Aug 2008

Introduced: 1 Aug 2008

CVE-2008-2935  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 libxslt-python to version 0:1.1.17-2.0.1.el5_2.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2008-0649.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxslt-python package and not the libxslt-python package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

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."

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