CVE-2008-2935
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the rc4 (1) encryption (aka exsltCryptoRc4EncryptFunction) and (2) decryption (aka…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 12.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the rc4 (1) encryption (aka exsltCryptoRc4EncryptFunction) and (2) decryption (aka exsltCryptoRc4DecryptFunction) functions in crypto.c in libexslt in libxslt 1.1.8 through 1.1.24 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an XML file containing a long string as "an argument in the XSL input."
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- libxslt 1.1.x - RC4 Encryption and Decryption functions Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 32133remote, linuxpublished 31 Jul 2008Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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By redhat
- 32 days later
· 32 days later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.8% · top 3.7% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
27
- RHSA-2008:0649 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10827 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- libxslt-multiple-crypto-bo(44141) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0306 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32453 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31399 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31363 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-7029 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 20080731 [oCERT-2008-009] libxslt heap overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 30467 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.ocert.org/patches/exslt_crypt.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 4078 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- GLSA-200808-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 31310 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:160 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- USN-633-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 31331 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20081027 rPSA-2008-0306-1 libxslt (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20080801 libxslt heap overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 31230 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-7062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2266 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1020596 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- DSA-1624 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 31395 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-009.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-2928 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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