CVE-2019-5815: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-5815DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5815GHSA-vmfx-gcfq-wvm2
Published 11-12-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-5815 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.82%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 11 · Related 7Timeline
- 11-12-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Type confusion in xsltNumberFormatGetMultipleLevel prior to libxslt 1.1.33 could allow attackers to potentially exploit heap corruption via crafted XML data.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · RubygemsEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.82%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
78%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.82% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.82%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
- CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.
Affected systems
Debian3 products
- chromium< 74.0.3729.108-1
- libxslt< 1.1.34-2
- debian_linuxEOL10.0
Google1 product
- chrome≥ unspecified, < 74.0.3729.108
RubyGems1 product
- nokogiri< 1.10.5
Ubuntu1 product
- libxslt< 1.1.28-2ubuntu0.2+esm2 | < 1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.3+esm1 | < 1.1.29-5ubuntu0.3
Xmlsoft1 product
- libxslt< 1.1.33
5 vendors · 7 products
References
14 links- bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=930663X Refsource MISC
