CVE Catalog

CVE-2019-18197

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In libxslt 1.1.33, the xsltCopyText function does not reset a pointer under certain circumstances. This may lead to writing data outside a buffer or disclosing uninitialized data.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized memory access, potentially leading to the disclosure of sensitive information or system instability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of libxslt to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized access.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS