CVE-2019-18197

7.5 HIGH
Published: October 18, 2019 Modified: May 28, 2026
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Description

In xsltCopyText in transform.c in libxslt 1.1.33, a pointer variable isn't reset under certain circumstances. If the relevant memory area happened to be freed and reused in a certain way, a bounds check could fail and memory outside a buffer could be written to, or uninitialized data could be disclosed.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00010.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00015.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00025.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00062.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/17/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0514
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15746
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15768
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15914
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/commit/2232473733b7313d67de8836ea3b29eec6e8e285
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00037.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0004/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200416-0004/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4164-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00015.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00025.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00062.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/17/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0514
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15746
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15768
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15914
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/commit/2232473733b7313d67de8836ea3b29eec6e8e285
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00037.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0004/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200416-0004/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4164-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.4%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416 CWE-908 CWE-416 CWE-908

Affected Vendors

canonical xmlsoft debian linux

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