Description
xslt.c in XML Security Library (aka xmlsec) before 1.2.17, as used in WebKit and other products, when XSLT is enabled, allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via vectors involving the libxslt output extension and a ds:Transform element during signature verification.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.1/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/xmlsec/commit/?id=2d5eddcc4163ea050cf3a3a1a25452bb5124f780Patch
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/xmlsec/commit/?id=35eaacde6093d6711339754fc2146341b8b9f5faPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43920Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44167
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44423
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/79159
- http://www.aleksey.com/pipermail/xmlsec/2011/009120.htmlPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2219
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:063
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0486.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47135
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025284
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0855
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0858
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1010
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1172
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52688
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692133Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66506
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/xmlsec/commit/?id=2d5eddcc4163ea050cf3a3a1a25452bb5124f780Patch
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/xmlsec/commit/?id=35eaacde6093d6711339754fc2146341b8b9f5faPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43920Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44167
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44423
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/79159
- http://www.aleksey.com/pipermail/xmlsec/2011/009120.htmlPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2219
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:063
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0486.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47135
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025284
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0855
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0858
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1010
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1172
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52688
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692133Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66506
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 4, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified