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title: "CVE-2011-1425\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-1425

Publication date 4 April 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| xmlsec1 | 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 1.2.14-1+squeeze1build0.11.04.1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 1.2.14-1+squeeze1build0.10.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1425?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| xmlsec1 | * Upstream:   [?id=2d5](http://git.gnome.org/browse/xmlsec/commit/?id=2d5eddcc4163ea050cf3a3a1a25452bb5124f780) * Vendor:   <http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2219> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1425)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1425)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-1425)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1425)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1425>