7.5
HIGH
CVE-2008-2935
libxslt rc4 Encryption and Decryption Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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."

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 1, 2008, 2:41 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 11, 2018, 8:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2935 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xmlsoft libxslt
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-2935.

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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-2935 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2935 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/494976/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495018/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/497829/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497829/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495018/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494976/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10827 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10827 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44141 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44141 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 01, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

18.03 }} -4.58%

score

0.95684

percentile

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