5.3

CVE-2015-9019: xmlsoft libxslt Use of Insufficiently Random Values

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2017-0169UBUNTU-CVE-2015-9019DEBIAN-CVE-2015-9019
Published 05-04-2017Last modified 16-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-9019 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Use of Insufficiently Random Values vulnerability in xmlsoft libxslt. EPSS estimates a 2.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.42%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11017-1SUSE-SU-2017:1282-1SUSE-SU-2017:1313-1

Timeline

  1. 05-04-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In libxslt 1.1.29 and earlier, the EXSLT math.random function was not initialized with a random seed during startup, which could cause usage of this function to produce predictable outputs.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

84%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.03 pp

From 2.39% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • libxsltAll versions (No fix recorded)
Mageia1 product
  • libxslt< 1.1.29-1.3.mga5
Ubuntu1 product
  • libxsltAll versions (No fix recorded)
Xmlsoft1 product

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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