GNOME Project libxslt Library RC4 Key String Buffer Overflow
Severity: HIGH
CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-2935
Advisory Date: FEB 04, 2011
DESCRIPTION
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."
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities. Please refer to the filter number and filter name when applying appropriate DPI and/or IDF rules.
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.10
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.11
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.12
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.13
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.14
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.15
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.16
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.17
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.18
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.19
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.20
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.21
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.22
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.23
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.24
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.8
- xmlsoft libxslt 1.1.9
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