[xml/sgml-pkgs] Bug#703933: libxslt: CVE-2012-6139

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Package: libxslt
Severity: grave
Tags: security upstream patch

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for libxslt.

CVE-2012-6139[0]:
libxslt "xsltDocumentFunction()" and "xsltAddKey()" Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

There are patches and minimalized test cases available at [1,2,3,4].

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6139
    http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6139
[1] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=685328
[2] http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=dc11b6b379a882418093ecc8adf11f6166682e8d
[3] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=685330
[4] http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=6c99c519d97e5fcbec7a9537d190efb442e4e833

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Thank you for your work!

Regards,
Salvatore