SB2012030603 - Gentoo update for libxslt
Published: March 6, 2012 Updated: September 25, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012030603
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3970)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
libxslt, as used in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.