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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-02.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-02.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0e949b89 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-02.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200806-02"> + <title>libxslt: Execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability was found in libxslt, possibly resulting in the execution + of arbitrary code and Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libxslt</product> + <announced>June 03, 2008</announced> + <revised>June 03, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>222499</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/libxslt" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.1.24</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.1.24</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Libxslt is the XSLT C library developed for the GNOME project. XSLT + itself is an XML language to define transformations for XML. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Anthony de Almeida Lopes reported a vulnerability in libxslt when + handling XSL style-sheet files, which could be exploited to trigger the + use of uninitialized memory, e.g. in a call to "free()". + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to process an + XML file using a specially crafted XSL transformation file, possibly + resulting in the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All libxslt users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.24"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1767">CVE-2008-1767</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 27 May 2008 20:52:43 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 27 May 2008 21:07:25 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:27:22 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |