CVE-2012-2870

libxslt: Use-after-free when processing an invalid XPath expression

Published Aug 31, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
libxslt 1.1.26 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89, does not properly manage memory, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XSLT expression that is not properly identified during XPath navigation, related to (1) the xsltCompileLocationPathPattern function in libxslt/pattern.c and (2) the xsltGenerateIdFunction function in libxslt/functions.c.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2555-1 libxslt security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-2850 libxslt 1.1.26 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89, does not properly manage memory, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XSLT expression that is not properly identified during XPath navigation, related to (1) the xsltCompileLocationPathPattern function in libxslt/pattern.c and (2) the xsltGenerateIdFunction function in libxslt/functions.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1595-1 libxslt vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Chrome
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 7:50 PM
Reserved
May 19, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 31, 2012, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:42 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Aug 31, 2012, 12:00 AM