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, 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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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-866-1 libxslt security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3810-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0301 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, 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pf6m-fxpq-fg8v Nokogiri implementation of libxslt lacks integer overflow checks
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3236-1 Oxide vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3271-1 Libxslt vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:47:44.300Z

Reserved: 2017-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5029

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-04-24T23:59:00.157

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-5029

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2017-03-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-5029 - Bugzilla

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