CVE-2019-18197
Published: 18 October 2019
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.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 7.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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libxslt Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Does not exist
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(1.1.29-5ubuntu0.2)
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| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.3)
|
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| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(1.1.28-2ubuntu0.2+esm1)
|
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Patches: Upstream: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/commit/2232473733b7313d67de8836ea3b29eec6e8e285 |
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References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-18197
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15746
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15768
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15914
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4164-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian