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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201203-08.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201203-08.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..bba0509f08e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201203-08.xml @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201203-08"> + <title>libxslt: Denial of service</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability in libxslt could result in Denial of Service.</synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libxslt</product> + <announced>2012-03-06</announced> + <revised count="1">2012-03-06</revised> + <bug>402861</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/libxslt" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.1.26-r3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.1.26-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>libxslt is the XSLT C library developed for the GNOME project. XSLT is + an XML language to define transformations for XML. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>An out of bounds read error has been found in libxslt/pattern.c in + libxslt. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to process an XML file using a + specially crafted XSLT stylesheet in an application linked against + libxslt, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All libxslt users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.26-r3" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3970">CVE-2011-3970</uri> + </references> + <metadata timestamp="2012-03-03T04:30:56Z" tag="requester">ackle</metadata> + <metadata timestamp="2012-03-06T01:41:06Z" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata> +</glsa> |