Nokogiri implementation of libxslt lacks integer overflow checks
The xsltAddTextString function in transform.c in libxslt 1.1.29, as used in Nokogiri prior to 1.7.2, lacked a check for integer overflow during a size calculation, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page.
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-5029US | high8.8 | — | ||
The xsltAddTextString function in transform.c in libxslt 1.1.29, as used in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android,… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=08ab2774b870de1c7b5a48693df75e8154addae5WEB
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pf6m-fxpq-fg8vADVISORY
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/nokogiri/CVE-2017-5029.ymlWEB
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiriPACKAGE
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/issues/1634WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5029ADVISORY
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5029WEB
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3271-1WEB
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