{"id":"CVE-2008-2935","details":"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.\"","modified":"2025-08-09T19:01:26Z","published":"2008-08-01T14:41:00Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31230"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31310"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31331"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31363"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31395"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31399"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32453"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-06.xml"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1624"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:160"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-633-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2266/references"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.ocert.org/patches/exslt_crypt.patch"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-009.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4078"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0306"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0649.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-003.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494976/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495018/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497829/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30467"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020596"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44141"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10827"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00092.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00118.html"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}