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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, 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.