# CVE-2011-1425: 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 attacke

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2011-04-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692133
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0855
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025284
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2219
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:063
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47135
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/79159
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1010
- http://www.aleksey.com/pipermail/xmlsec/2011/009120.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44423
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/xmlsec/commit/?id=2d5eddcc4163ea050cf3a3a1a25452bb5124f780
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0486.html
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/xmlsec/commit/?id=35eaacde6093d6711339754fc2146341b8b9f5fa
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1172
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44167
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43920
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52688
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0858
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66506
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17993

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