CVE-2011-1202

Public Exploit

Description

The xsltGenerateIdFunction function in functions.c in libxslt 1.1.26 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 10.0.648.127 and other products, allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information about heap memory addresses via an XML document containing a call to the XSLT generate-id XPath function.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.02% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory blogspot.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14244 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46785 vdb entry third party advisory
http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=ecb6bcb8d1b7e44842edde3929f412d46b40c89f third party advisory patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:079 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/chrome-stable-release.html vendor advisory
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/03/multi-browser-heap-address-leak-in-xslt.html third party advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=73716 issue tracking patch vendor advisory exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65966 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684386 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:164 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100144158 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0628 vdb entry permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1202?
CVE-2011-1202 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1202?
To fix CVE-2011-1202, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1202 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1202 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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