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CVE-2008-1767

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2008-05-23 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Redhat Enterprise LinuxRedhat Enterprise Linux Desktop WorkstationRedhat DesktopRedhat Enterprise Linux DesktopRedhat Linux Advanced Workstation

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References