CVE-2011-1425

xmlsec1: arbitrary file creation when verifying signatures

Published Apr 3, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 8.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2219-1 xmlsec1 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1430 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:28 PM
Reserved
Mar 14, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 4, 2011, 12:27 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:29 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 31, 2011, 12:00 AM