Information disclosure in libxslt (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-13118 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-200 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
libxslt (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU18966
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13118
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to uninitialized stack data exposure in numbers.c in libxslt library when processing an invalid character/length combination in xsltNumberFormatDecimal. A remote attacker can gain pass specially crafted data to the application using the affected library and gain access to sensitive information.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionslibxslt (Alpine package): 1.1.33-r0 - 1.1.33-r2
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=27b3948601965509fee472f606c59626221f5398
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6e3bb6bd9e635d4d171d323935e6a9721ef4c740
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b98ba48c0925b8f0093983262b8d3fb122ee97dc
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=cab2f7460bc61617445a4f921c14b6b9d8ec0e0a
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
