CVE-2011-1425

N/A Unknown
Published: April 04, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

xslt.c in XML Security Library (aka xmlsec) before 1.2.17, as used in WebKit and other products, when XSLT is enabled, allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via vectors involving the libxslt output extension and a ds:Transform element during signature verification.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.gnome.org/browse/xmlsec/commit/?id=2d5eddcc4163ea050cf3a3a1a25452bb5124f780
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/xmlsec/commit/?id=35eaacde6093d6711339754fc2146341b8b9f5fa
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43920
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44167
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/44423
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/79159
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.aleksey.com/pipermail/xmlsec/2011/009120.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2219
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:063
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0486.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47135
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025284
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0855
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0858
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1010
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1172
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52688
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692133
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66506
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.gnome.org/browse/xmlsec/commit/?id=2d5eddcc4163ea050cf3a3a1a25452bb5124f780
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://git.gnome.org/browse/xmlsec/commit/?id=35eaacde6093d6711339754fc2146341b8b9f5fa
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43920
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44167
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/44423
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/79159
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.aleksey.com/pipermail/xmlsec/2011/009120.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2219
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:063
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0486.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47135
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025284
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0855
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0858
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1010
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1172
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52688
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692133
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66506
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.1%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

aleksey apple

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