HIGH
libxslt: buffer overflow in libexslt RC4 encryption/decryption functions
Published Aug 1, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.79%
Description
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."
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.11
- 1.1.12
- 1.1.13
- 1.1.14
- 1.1.15
- 1.1.16
- 1.1.17
- 1.1.18
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.21
- 1.1.22
- 1.1.23
- 1.1.24
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libxslt-0:1.1.11-1.el4_7.2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0649
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libxslt-0:1.1.17-2.el5_2.2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0649
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libxslt-0:1.1.11-1.el4_7.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0649 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libxslt-0:1.1.17-2.el5_2.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0649 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.79% 0.12789
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12789
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.79% (0.12789) | 96.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.79% (0.12789) | 95.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2025 | 22.14% (0.22141) | 95.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 20.68% (0.20676) | 95.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 34.86% (0.34860) | 95.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 20.68% (0.20676) | 95.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 14.43% (0.14433) | 95.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 18.03% (0.18034) | 95.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 22.61% (0.22614) | 95.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 25.90% (0.25898) | 96.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 15, 2023 | 22.82% (0.22823) | 95.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 20.66% (0.20657) | 95.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 23.46% (0.23464) | 95.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 27.99% (0.27992) | 97.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 27.99% (0.27992) | 97.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 27.99% (0.27992) | 95.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (31)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31230 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31310 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31331 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31363 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31395 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31399 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32453 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-06.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4078 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0306 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1624 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:160 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-009.html x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://www.ocert.org/patches/exslt_crypt.patch x_refsource_MISCExploitPatch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0649.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-003.html x_refsource_MISC
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495018/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497829/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30467 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020596 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-633-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2266/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2935 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455848 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44141 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2935
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10827 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2935
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00092.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00118.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 1, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 30, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2935
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a