Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the rc4 (1) encryption (aka...

Vulnerability 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."

References

• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0649.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10827
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44141
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0306
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32453
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31399
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31363
• http://www.scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-003.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00092.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494976/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30467
• http://www.ocert.org/patches/exslt_crypt.patch
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4078
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-06.xml
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31310
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:160
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-633-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31331
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497829/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495018/100/0/threaded
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31230
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00118.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2266/references
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020596
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1624
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31395
• http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-009.html