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CVE-2019-13117
In numbers.c in libxslt 1.1.33, an xsl:number with certain format...
Vulnerability Description
In numbers.c in libxslt 1.1.33, an xsl:number with certain format strings could lead to a uninitialized read in xsltNumberFormatInsertNumbers. This could allow an attacker to discern whether a byte on the stack contains the characters A, a, I, i, or 0, or any other character.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/commit/c5eb6cf3aba0af048596106ed839b4ae17ecbcb1
- https://oss-fuzz.com/testcase-detail/5631739747106816
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=14471
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00020.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0004/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4164-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IOYJKXPQCUNBMMQJWYXOR6QRUJZHEDRZ/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/17/2
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200122-0003/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00062.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
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View all reports →Affected Software
libxslt, debian linux, ubuntu linux, fedora, leap, openjdk
Vulnerable Versions:
1.1.33, 8.0, 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.04, 19.10, 31, 15.1, 8
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 1st, 2019
Last Modified:
May 28th, 2026
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.