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TI-2008-02809 Aliases CVE-2008-2935GHSA-4597-8mcf-pw36

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the rc4 (1) encryption (aka…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.12789 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.8Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.9Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.10Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.11Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.12Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.13Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.14Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.15Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.16Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.17Vulnerablexmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.8 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.9 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.10 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.11 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.12 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.13 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.14 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.15 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.16 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.17 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.18Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.19Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.20Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.21Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.22Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.23Vulnerablexmlsoft
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.24Vulnerablexmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.18 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.19 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.20 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.21 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.22 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.23 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.24 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0649 Released 2008-07-31 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libxslt security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libxslt-1.1.17-2.el5_2.2, libxslt-1.1.17-2.el5_2.2.i386, libxslt-1.1.17-2.el5_2.2.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libxslt-1.1.11-1.el4_7.2, libxslt-1.1.11-1.el4_7.2.i386, libxslt-1.1.11-1.el4_7.2.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libxslt-1.1.17-2.el5_2.2, libxslt-1.1.17-2.el5_2.2.i386, libxslt-python-1.1.17-2.el5_2.2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libxslt-1.1.17-2.el5_2.2, libxslt-devel-1.1.17-2.el5_2.2, libxslt-devel-1.1.17-2.el5_2.2.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libxslt-1.1.11-1.el4_7.2, libxslt-1.1.11-1.el4_7.2.i386, libxslt-devel-1.1.11-1.el4_7.2 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libxslt-1.1.11-1.el4_7.2, libxslt-1.1.11-1.el4_7.2.i386, libxslt-1.1.11-1.el4_7.2.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libxslt-1.1.11-1.el4_7.2, libxslt-1.1.11-1.el4_7.2.i386, libxslt-1.1.11-1.el4_7.2.ia64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0649
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0649
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0649
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0649
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0649
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0649
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0649

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2935
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4597-8mcf-pw36

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 8

Other 4

  • TI-2024-36876 xsltGetInheritedNsList in libxslt before 1.1.43 has a use-after-free issue related to exclusion of result prefixes. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-10955 Use after free in Google Chrome CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-08276 libxslt through 1.1.33 allows bypass of a protection mechanism because callers of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-03975 libxslt in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, iTunes before 12.4.2 on Windows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-03974 libxslt in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, iTunes before 12.4.2 on Windows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-03973 libxslt in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, iTunes before 12.4.2 on Windows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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