CVE-2019-11068

Description

libxslt through 1.1.33 allows bypass of a protection mechanism because callers of xsltCheckRead and xsltCheckWrite permit access even upon receiving a -1 error code. xsltCheckRead can return -1 for a crafted URL that is not actually invalid and is subsequently loaded.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.52%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/commit/e03553605b45c88f0b4b2980adfbbb8f6fca2fd6	third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00016.html	third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3947-2/	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/22/1	third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3947-1/	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/23/5	third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00048.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00053.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00052.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00025.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36TEYN37XCCKN2XUMRTBBW67BPNMSW4K/	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SK4YNISS22MJY22YX5I6V2U63QZAUEHA/	vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GCOAX2IHUMKCM3ILHTMGLHCDSBTLP2JU/	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00001.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html	third party advisory patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191017-0001/	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11068?: CVE-2019-11068 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-11068?: To fix CVE-2019-11068, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-11068 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-11068 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.