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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201401-07 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: libxslt: Denial of Service |
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Date: January 10, 2014 |
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Bugs: #433603, #436284, #463236, #496114 |
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ID: 201401-07 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities have been found in libxslt. |
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Background |
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libxslt is the XSLT C library developed for the GNOME project. XSLT is |
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an XML language to define transformations for XML. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-libs/libxslt < 1.1.28 >= 1.1.28 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libxslt: |
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* Multiple errors exist in pattern.c and functions.c (CVE-2012-2870, |
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CVE-2012-6139). |
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* A double-free error exists in templates.c (CVE-2012-2893). |
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* A NULL pointer dereference in keys.c (CVE-2012-6139). |
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* An error in handling stylesheets containing DTDs (CVE-2013-4520). |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted |
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file in an application linked against libxslt, possibly resulting in a |
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Denial of Service condition. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All libxslt users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.28" |
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Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools |
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such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these |
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packages. |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-2870 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2870 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2012-2893 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2893 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2012-6139 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6139 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2013-4520 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4520 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-07.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |