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CVE-2013-4520

xslt.c in libxslt before 1.1.25 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a stylesheet

xslt.c in libxslt before 1.1.25 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a stylesheet that embeds a DTD, which causes a structure to be accessed as a different type. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-2825.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.01432
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Affected Products & Versions

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xmlsoft libxslt<= 1.1.24
xmlsoft libxsltall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocbugzilla.novell.com · show_bug.cgi?id=849019bugzilla.novell.com
pocgitorious.org · 7089a62b8f133b42a2981cf1f920a8b3fe9a8caagitorious.org
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD14 Dec 2013 · 08:55 PM
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/238Patch
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/239Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/56072Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/99671
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2013/suse-su-20131654-1.html
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2013/suse-su-20131656-1.html
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