CVE-2008-1767: redhat desktop

Modified

AliasesRHSA-2008:0287DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1767DSA-1589-1

Published 23-05-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1767 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in redhat desktop. EPSS estimates a 12.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Priority

Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (exploit-database, 21-05-2008)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

7.5/10

010

High · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

12.79%

0%100%

Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11017-1

Timeline

23-05-2008
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
07-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.07.5

EPSS trend

Probability

12.79%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 12.79% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

3 found

referenceUnverified
Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
referenceUnverified
Exploit Reference (bugzilla.gnome.org)
Maturity: unknown
exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified
libxslt XSL 1.1.23 - File Processing Buffer Overflow
Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat9 products

desktop3
enterprise_linuxEOL2.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0
enterprise_linux_desktop4 | 5
enterprise_linux_desktop_workstation5
linux_advanced_workstation2.1

Show all 9

Debian1 product

libxslt< 1.1.19-2 | < 1.1.24-1

2 vendors · 10 products

References

37 links

www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:151Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVA
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLE
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1580/referencesVDB EntryX Refsource VUPEN
www.securitytracker.com/id?1020071VDB EntryX Refsource SECTRACK
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681VDB EntryX Refsource BID
www.securityfocus.com/bid/29312VDB EntryX Refsource BIDExploit
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0287.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHAT
secunia.com/advisories/30393Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/30521Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/31363Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA

Show all 37 references

bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527297X Refsource CONFIRMExploit
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1589Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIAN
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42560VDB EntryX Refsource XF
secunia.com/advisories/30315Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIAVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/32706Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-633-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource UBUNTU
secunia.com/advisories/32222Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-02.xmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource GENTOO
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLE
support.apple.com/kb/HT3298X Refsource CONFIRM
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9785VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/referencesVDB EntryX Refsource VUPEN
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780VDB EntryX Refsource VUPEN
secunia.com/advisories/30323Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIAVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLE
support.apple.com/kb/HT3216X Refsource CONFIRM
secunia.com/advisories/31074Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSE
secunia.com/advisories/30717Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0287Advisory
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ARTICLE
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=446809REPORT
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2008/rhsa-2008_0287.jsonAdvisory
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1767REPORT
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1767Advisory
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1767Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1767Advisory