CVE-2019-13117
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2019-13117 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-07-01 02:15:09 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-28 19:16:29 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.043760000 probability, percentile 0.891410000 (date 2026-06-01)
Problem Types: CWE-908 | n/a | CWE-908 CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 5.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 5.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 19.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 19.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 31 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Openjdk | 8 | update231 | All | All |
| Application | Xmlsoft | Libxslt | 1.1.33 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 Libxslt Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.netapp.com | Third Party Advisory |
| 14471 - oss-fuzz - OSS-Fuzz: Fuzzing the planet - Monorail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.chromium.org | Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| USN-4164-1: Libxslt vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e69... | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| Log in | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oss-fuzz.com | Permissions Required |
| January 2020 Java Platform Standard Edition Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.netapp.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Fix uninitialized read of xsl:number token (c5eb6cf3) · Commits · GNOME / libxslt · GitLab | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | gitlab.gnome.org | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1860-1] libxslt security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450... | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| oss-security - Nokogiri security update v1.10.5 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0731-1: moderate: Security update f | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2020 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: libxslt-1.1.33-4.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: libxslt-1.1.33-4.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | MITRE | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 296080 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 13.4.0 Missing (CPUJUL2019)
- 372444 Tableau Server and Desktop Multiple Vulnerabilities (Important-ADV-2020-009)
- 375811 Azul Java Multiple Vulnerabilities Security Update January 2020
- 375980 Amazon Corretto Critical Patch Update (JAN2020)
- 500354 Alpine Linux Security Update for libxslt
- 504118 Alpine Linux Security Update for libxslt