PT-2017-7526 · Libxslt+3 · Libxslt+3

Fernando Arnaboldi + 1 · Published 2017-04-05 · Updated 2026-03-11 · CVE-2015-9019

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libxslt versions 1.1.29 and earlier

Description The issue is related to the EXSLT math.random function in libxslt, which was not initialized with a random seed during startup. This could cause the function to produce predictable outputs when used.

Recommendations For libxslt versions 1.1.29 and earlier, consider reinitializing the EXSLT math.random function with a random seed to minimize predictability of outputs. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use of Insufficiently Random Values

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-330

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-2650

CVE-2015-9019

ECHO-6324-537E-5D75

MGASA-2017-0169

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11017-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1282-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1313-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Debian

Suse

Libxslt

References · 32

• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758400 · Patch
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0169.html · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-9019 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:1282-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2017-0169 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-9019 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2015-9019 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=934119 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:1313-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-9019 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11017-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9019 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9019 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-9019 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-9019 · Vendor Advisory