XMLSoft libxslt up to 1.0.11 xslt.c denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in XMLSoft libxslt up to 1.0.11. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file xslt.c of the component libxslt. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-4520. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in XMLSoft libxslt up to 1.0.11. Affected is an unknown function of the file xslt.c of the component libxslt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

xslt.c in libxslt before 1.1.25 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a stylesheet that embeds a DTD, which causes a structure to be accessed as a different type. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-2825.

The weakness was disclosed 12/14/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at gitorious.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-4520 since 06/12/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71907 (GLSA-201401-07 : libxslt: Denial of Service), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166564 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for libxslt (SUSE-SU-2013:1656-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (89722), Tenable (71907), SecurityFocus (BID 63548†), OSVDB (99671†) and Secunia (SA56072†). The entries VDB-6077, VDB-10338 and VDB-63977 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 71907
Nessus Name: GLSA-201401-07 : libxslt: Denial of Service
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libxslt 1.0.12
Patch: gitorious.org

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06/12/2013 🔍
11/06/2013 +147 days 🔍
12/14/2013 +38 days 🔍
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01/14/2014 +31 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +434 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 7089a62b8f133b42a2981cf1f920a8b3fe9a8caa
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4520 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4520
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65772

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X-Force: 89722
SecurityFocus: 63548
Secunia: 56072
OSVDB: 99671
Vulnerability Center: 42880 - Libxslt Before 1.1.25 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability due to an Incomplete Fix for CVE-2012-2825, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/12/2022 01:20
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (65), 05/19/2017 10:55 (3), 01/12/2022 01:13 (4), 01/12/2022 01:20 (1)
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