# CVE-2017-5029: The xsltAddTextString function in transform.c in libxslt 1.1.29, as used in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, a

- Also known as: GHSA-PF6M-FXPQ-FG8V
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.2
- Published: 2017-04-24 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 57.0.2987.108 for Android: version range not reported
- nokogiri (RubyGems): fixed in 1.7.2

## Description

The xsltAddTextString function in transform.c in libxslt 1.1.29, as used in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android, lacked a check for integer overflow during a size calculation, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Google Chrome, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=08ab2774b870de1c7b5a48693df75e8154addae5
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038157
- https://crbug.com/676623
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3810
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96767
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0499.html

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