Buffer overflow in pattern.c in libxslt before 1.1.24 allows context-dependent...

Vulnerability 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.

References

• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:151
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1580/references
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020071
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29312
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0287.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30393
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30521
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31363
• http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527297
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1589
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42560
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30315
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-633-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-02.xml
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9785
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30323
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30717