CVE-2012-2870
iPhone OS < 6.1.4 - Denial of Service via Crafted XSLT Expression
Title source: llmDescription
libxslt 1.1.26 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89, does not properly manage memory, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XSLT expression that is not properly identified during XPath navigation, related to (1) the xsltCompileLocationPathPattern function in libxslt/pattern.c and (2) the xsltGenerateIdFunction function in libxslt/functions.c.
References (18)
Core 18
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxslt/libxslt/pattern.c?view=log
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=138672
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10823168
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/50838
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2555
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxslt/libxslt/functions.c?r1=75684&r2=149998
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/08/stable-channel-update_30.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=140368
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10830177
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxslt/libxslt/functions.c?view=log
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00030.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:164
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxslt/libxslt/pattern.c?r1=118654&r2=150123
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0245
EPSS Percentile
82.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (50)
apple/iphone_os
1.0.0
apple/iphone_os
1.0.1
apple/iphone_os
1.0.2
apple/iphone_os
1.1.0
apple/iphone_os
1.1.1
apple/iphone_os
1.1.2
apple/iphone_os
1.1.3
apple/iphone_os
1.1.4
apple/iphone_os
1.1.5
apple/iphone_os
2.0
... and 40 more
Published
Aug 31, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026