Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libxslt-devel package, versions <0:1.1.26-2.el6_3.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-LIBXSLTDEVEL-1446010
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed9 Feb 2012

Introduced: 9 Feb 2012

CVE-2011-3970  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 libxslt-devel to version 0:1.1.26-2.el6_3.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:1265.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxslt-devel package and not the libxslt-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

libxslt, as used in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Scores

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