# CVE-2019-13117: In numbers.c in libxslt 1.1.33, an xsl:number with certain format strings could lead to a uninitialized read in xsltNumberFormatInsertNumber

- Also known as: GHSA-4HM9-844J-JMXP
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.10.5
- Published: 2019-07-01 · Updated: 2026-05-28

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- nokogiri (RubyGems): fixed in 1.10.5

## Description

In numbers.c in libxslt 1.1.33, an xsl:number with certain format strings could lead to a uninitialized read in xsltNumberFormatInsertNumbers. This could allow an attacker to discern whether a byte on the stack contains the characters A, a, I, i, or 0, or any other character.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, nokogiri, upgrade to a fixed version (1.10.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/commit/c5eb6cf3aba0af048596106ed839b4ae17ecbcb1
- https://oss-fuzz.com/testcase-detail/5631739747106816
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=14471
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00020.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0004/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4164-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IOYJKXPQCUNBMMQJWYXOR6QRUJZHEDRZ/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/17/2
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200122-0003/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00062.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

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