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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2555-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
October 05, 2012                       http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libxslt
Vulnerability  : several
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2012-2870 CVE-2012-2871 CVE-2012-2893

Nicholas Gregoire and Cris Neckar discovered several memory handling
bugs in libxslt, which could lead to denial of service or the execution
of arbitrary code if a malformed document is processed.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.1.26-6+squeeze2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.1.26-14.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxslt packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-2555-1: libxslt security update

October 5, 2012
Nicholas Gregoire and Cris Neckar discovered several memory handling bugs in libxslt, which could lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed docume...

Summary

Nicholas Gregoire and Cris Neckar discovered several memory handling
bugs in libxslt, which could lead to denial of service or the execution
of arbitrary code if a malformed document is processed.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.1.26-6+squeeze2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.1.26-14.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxslt packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Package : libxslt
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-2870 CVE-2012-2871 CVE-2012-2893

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