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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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-1973-1 | libxslt security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2022-1901 | 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. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-242x-7cm6-4w8j | Nokogiri affected by libxslt Use of Uninitialized Resource/Use After Free vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4164-1 | Libxslt vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T01:47:13.523Z
Reserved: 2019-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2019-18197
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Status : Modified
Published: 2019-10-18T21:15:10.793
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:32:48.610
Link: CVE-2019-18197
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Github GHSA
Ubuntu USN