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libxslt "crypto:rc4_encrypt" and "crypto:rc4_decrypt" Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA31230
Release Date: 2008-08-01
Popularity: 4,773 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Workaround

Software:libxslt 1.x

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Description:
Chris Evans has reported some vulnerabilities in libxslt, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise an application using the library.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to boundary errors within crypto.c when handling the XSLT "crypto:rc4_encrypt" and "crypto:rc4_decrypt" functions. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted stylesheet.

The vulnerability is reported in version 1.1.24. Other versions may also be affected.

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