CVE-2008-1767
Buffer overflow in pattern.c in libxslt before 1.1.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause...
CVE-2008-1767 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Redhat Desktop, published May 23, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.8%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in libxslt 1.1.24-1.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1767- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1767- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1767 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1767- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h927-jfxh-4j78 No score
Buffer overflow in pattern.c in libxslt before 1.1.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h927-jfxh-4j78- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1767- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-1767 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1767- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11017-1 No score
libxslt-devel-1.1.34-3.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libxslt-devel-1.1.34-3.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11017-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libxsltDebian:12 |
before 1.1.24-1 | 1.1.24-1 |
libxsltDebian:13 |
before 1.1.24-1 | 1.1.24-1 |
libxsltDebian:14 |
before 1.1.24-1 | 1.1.24-1 |
libxsltDebian:4.0 |
before 1.1.19-2, plus listed versions 1.1.19-1 |
1.1.19-2 |
libxsltRed Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as |
before 0:1.0.15-3 | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as |
before 0:1.0.15-3 | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as |
before 0:1.0.15-3 | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxsltRed Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw |
before 0:1.0.15-3 | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw |
before 0:1.0.15-3 | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw |
before 0:1.0.15-3 | 0:1.0.15-3 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libxsltRed Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es |
before 0:1.0.15-3 | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es |
before 0:1.0.15-3 | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es |
before 0:1.0.15-3 | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxsltRed Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws |
before 0:1.0.15-3 | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws |
before 0:1.0.15-3 | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxslt-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws |
before 0:1.0.15-3 | 0:1.0.15-3 |
libxsltRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as |
before 0:1.0.33-6 | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as |
before 0:1.0.33-6 | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as |
before 0:1.0.33-6 | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxsltRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop |
before 0:1.0.33-6 | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop |
before 0:1.0.33-6 | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop |
before 0:1.0.33-6 | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxsltRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es |
before 0:1.0.33-6 | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es |
before 0:1.0.33-6 | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es |
before 0:1.0.33-6 | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxsltRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws |
before 0:1.0.33-6 | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws |
before 0:1.0.33-6 | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxslt-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws |
before 0:1.0.33-6 | 0:1.0.33-6 |
libxsltRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxsltRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxsltRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxsltRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxslt-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 | 0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1 |
libxsltRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 | 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 |
libxslt-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 | 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 |
libxslt-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 | 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 |
libxsltRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 | 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 |
libxslt-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 | 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 |
libxslt-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 | 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 |
libxsltRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 | 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 |
libxslt-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 | 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 |
libxslt-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 | 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 |
libxslt-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 | 0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1 |
libxsltopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.1.34-3.2 | 1.1.34-3.2 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | libxslt XSL 1.1.23 - File Processing Buffer Overflow | 2008-05-21 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:151
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1580/references
securitytracker.com/id?1020071
securityfocus.com/bid/31681
securityfocus.com/bid/29312
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redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0287.html
secunia.com/advisories/30393
secunia.com/advisories/30521
secunia.com/advisories/31363
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527297
debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1589
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42560
secunia.com/advisories/30315
secunia.com/advisories/32706
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-633-1
secunia.com/advisories/32222
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-02.xml
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9785
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
secunia.com/advisories/30323
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
secunia.com/advisories/31074
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
secunia.com/advisories/30717
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1767
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h927-jfxh-4j78
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1767
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0287
redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=446809
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2008/rhsa-2008_0287.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1767
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1767
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1767
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