Use After Free Affecting libxslt-python package, versions <0:1.1.26-2.el6_3.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.46% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-LIBXSLTPYTHON-1445795
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed31 Aug 2012

Introduced: 31 Aug 2012

CVE-2012-2870  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 libxslt-python 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-python package and not the libxslt-python package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

libxslt 1.1.26 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89, does not properly manage memory, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XSLT expression that is not properly identified during XPath navigation, related to (1) the xsltCompileLocationPathPattern function in libxslt/pattern.c and (2) the xsltGenerateIdFunction function in libxslt/functions.c.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1