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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201203-08
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: libxslt: Denial of Service
     Date: March 06, 2012
     Bugs: #402861
       ID: 201203-08

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in libxslt could result in Denial of Service.

Background
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libxslt is the XSLT C library developed for the GNOME project. XSLT is
an XML language to define transformations for XML.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-libs/libxslt           < 1.1.26-r3              >= 1.1.26-r3

Description
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An out of bounds read error has been found in libxslt/pattern.c in
libxslt.

Impact
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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.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libxslt users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.26-r3"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-3970
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3970

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-08.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5