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DEBIAN-CVE-2019-18197

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...

Original description

The description as published by the 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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 libxslt

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.32-2.2"}]}]

Debian:13 libxslt

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.32-2.2"}]}]

Debian:14 libxslt

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.32-2.2"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org