libxslt multiple security vulnerabilities
Published:		01.08.2008
Source:		BUGTRAQ
SecurityVulns ID:		9185
Type:		library
Level:		6/10
Description:		Heap buffer overflow, invalid digital signature check.

Affected:		LIBXSLT : libxslt 1.1
CVE:		CVE-2008-2935 (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.")

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Andrea Barisani, [oCERT-2008-009] libxslt heap overflow (01.08.2008)

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