SB2017032716 - Memory corruption in libxslt (Alpine package)

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SB2017032716 - Memory corruption in libxslt (Alpine package)

Published: March 27, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017032716
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5029)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary files, cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary files on the target system.

The weakness exists in the xsltAddTextString function in transform.c due to lack of a check for integer overflow during a size calculation. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted HTML page, trigger out-of-bounds write, write arbitrary files, cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References