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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201401-07.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201401-07.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..905d929f2e97 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201401-07.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201401-07"> + <title>libxslt: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis>Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities have been found in + libxslt. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libxslt</product> + <announced>January 10, 2014</announced> + <revised>January 10, 2014: 1</revised> + <bug>433603</bug> + <bug>436284</bug> + <bug>463236</bug> + <bug>496114</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/libxslt" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.1.28</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.1.28</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>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libxslt:</p> + + <ul> + <li>Multiple errors exist in pattern.c and functions.c (CVE-2012-2870, + CVE-2012-6139). + </li> + <li>A double-free error exists in templates.c (CVE-2012-2893).</li> + <li>A NULL pointer dereference in keys.c (CVE-2012-6139).</li> + <li>An error in handling stylesheets containing DTDs (CVE-2013-4520).</li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted + file 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-1.1.28" + </code> + + <p>Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools + such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2870">CVE-2012-2870</uri> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2893">CVE-2012-2893</uri> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6139">CVE-2012-6139</uri> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4520">CVE-2013-4520</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 30 Sep 2012 01:49:44 +0000">ackle</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:13:14 +0000">ackle</metadata> +</glsa> |