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CVE-2008-1767

Published: May 23, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
12.8%
Top 4.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Buffer overflow in pattern.c in libxslt before 1.1.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XSL style sheet file with a long XSLT "transformation match" condition that triggers a large number of steps.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
desktopredhat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linuxredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux desktopredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux desktop workstationredhat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:151
mandriva.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1580/references
vupen.com
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Timeline

Published
May 23, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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