Buffer overflow in pattern.c in libxslt before 1.1.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XSL style sheet file with a long XSLT "transformation match" condition that triggers a large number of steps.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1767 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 20.79%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31815 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-05-21 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-12-23 | 21.11% | 20.79% | -0.32% |
| 2 | 2025-12-10 | 20.79% | 21.11% | +0.32% |
| 3 | 2025-11-05 | — | 20.79% | — |
Full EPSS history (16 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2008-1767 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxslt), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1767 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2008-1767: 1 GLSA(s) (200806-02), 1 atom(s) (dev-libs/libxslt); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1767 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1767 |
suse
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high | CVE-2008-1767 severity important: SUSE including 24 source package names (libexslt0-1.1.38-2.9, libexslt0-1.1.38-slfo.1.1_1.3, …), 27 product×package rows across 9 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2, … (9 product lines)): Fixed 27. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1767/ |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2008-1767 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxslt), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): released 5. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1767 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | desktop | 3 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:desktop:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:as:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:es:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:ws:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:as:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:es:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:ws:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:as:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:es:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:ws:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:server:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 4 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 5 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop_workstation | 5 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop_workstation:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | linux_advanced_workstation | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* |