Description
libxml2 2.9.0-rc1 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89, does not properly support a cast of an unspecified variable during handling of XSL transforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted document, related to the _xmlNs data structure in include/libxml/tree.h.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2555-1 | libxslt security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-2851 | libxml2 2.9.0-rc1 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89, does not properly support a cast of an unspecified variable during handling of XSL transforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted document, related to the _xmlNs data structure in include/libxml/tree.h. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1595-1 | libxslt vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T19:50:04.101Z
Reserved: 2012-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-2871
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Status : Modified
Published: 2012-08-31T19:55:01.123
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2012-2871
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN