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Gentoo: GLSA-200806-02 Normal: libxslt Arbitrary Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey June 3, 2008
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
The Gentoo team issued a security notice regarding a libxslt flaw, highlighting risks of possible unauthorized code execution or service disruptions; users are recommended to upgrade.
A vulnerability was found in libxslt, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code and Denial of Service.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200806-02 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: libxslt: Execution of arbitrary code Date: June 03, 2008 Bugs: #222499 ID: 200806-02

Synopsis ======= A vulnerability was found in libxslt, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code and Denial of Service.
Background ========= Libxslt is the XSLT C library developed for the GNOME project. XSLT itself is an XML language to define transformations for XML.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/libxslt < 1.1.24 >= 1.1.24
========== Anthony de Almeida Lopes reported a vulnerability in libxslt when handling XSL style-sheet files, whic...

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