What is CVE-2015-9019?

CVE-2015-9019 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xmlsoft Libxslt, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-04-05.

How severe is CVE-2015-9019?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-9019 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Xmlsoft Libxslt

CVE-2015-9019

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.

EPSS: 0.006 (69.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Xmlsoft Libxslt
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-330 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-9019?: CVE-2015-9019 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xmlsoft Libxslt, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2015-9019?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-9019 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.