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CVE-2008-1767

37
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1767 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in libxslt versions prior to 1.1.24, specifically within the pattern.c file. This flaw can be triggered by a specially crafted XSL style sheet containing an excessively long XSLT "transformation match" condition, affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux and related products. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity, and allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code with low attack complexity. Its EPSS score is low, suggesting a low probability of exploitation. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-31815) exists, confirming the availability of proof-of-concept exploit code. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:desktop:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:as:*:*:*:*:*
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:es:*:*:*:*:*
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:ws:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:as:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
12.79%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-31815 · May 21, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1279 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1Fixed in: libxslt-0:1.0.15-3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: libxslt-0:1.0.33-6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: libxslt-0:1.1.11-1.el4_6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libxslt-0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-1767Important

libxslt: fixed-sized steps array overflow via "template match" condition in XSL file

Apr 10, 2008

References

bugzilla.gnome.org / show_bug.cgi
Exploit
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
secunia.com / advisories/30315
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30323
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30393
secunia.com / advisories/30521
secunia.com / advisories/30717
secunia.com / advisories/31074
secunia.com / advisories/31363
secunia.com / advisories/32222
secunia.com / advisories/32706
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200806-02.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/42560
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9785
support.apple.com / kb/HT3216
support.apple.com / kb/HT3298
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1589
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0287.html
securityfocus.com / bid/29312
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/31681
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-633-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1580/references
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2094/references
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2780