CVE-2019-18197
libxslt - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.5%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-18197
To remediate CVE-2019-18197, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.1.33-r2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.1.32-2.2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.1.28-2+deb8u6 or later
- —upgrade to 1.10.5 or later
Is CVE-2019-18197 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 1.1.33-r2
- from 0, < 1.1.32-2.2
- from 0, < 1.1.28-2+deb8u6
- from 0, < 1.10.5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |