CVE-2019-18197

libxslt: use after free in xsltCopyText in transform.c could lead to information disclosure

Published Oct 18, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1973-1 libxslt security update
EUVD 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 Github GHSA GHSA-242x-7cm6-4w8j Nokogiri affected by libxslt Use of Uninitialized Resource/Use After Free vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4164-1 Libxslt vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01478}

epss

{'score': 0.01367}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
May 28, 2026, 6:27 PM
Reserved
Oct 18, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 18, 2019, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:24 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 18, 2019, 12:00 AM