CVE-2013-4520

libxslt: DoS when reading unexpected DTD nodes in XSLT in versions prior to 1.1.25

Published Dec 14, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
xslt.c in libxslt before 1.1.25 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a stylesheet that embeds a DTD, which causes a structure to be accessed as a different type. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-2825.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4379 xslt.c in libxslt before 1.1.25 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a stylesheet that embeds a DTD, which causes a structure to be accessed as a different type. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-2825.
History
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{'score': 0.00868}

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{'score': 0.01432}

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{'score': 0.00499}

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{'score': 0.00868}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:45 PM
Reserved
Jun 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 14, 2013, 8:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:57 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 16, 2009, 12:00 AM