# CVE-2019-13118: In numbers.c in libxslt 1.1.33, a type holding grouping characters of an xsl:number instruction was too narrow and an invalid character/leng

- Also known as: GHSA-CF46-6XXH-PC75
- 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, a type holding grouping characters of an xsl:number instruction was too narrow and an invalid character/length combination could be passed to xsltNumberFormatDecimal, leading to a read of uninitialized stack data.

## 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

- Browse: [RubyGems packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/rubygems.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/commit/6ce8de69330783977dd14f6569419489875fb71b
- https://oss-fuzz.com/testcase-detail/5197371471822848
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=15069
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210348
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210353
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210351
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00020.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210346
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/35
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/37
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/36
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jul/24
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jul/23
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jul/22
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jul/26
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210356
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210357
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210358
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/42
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/40
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/41
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jul/31
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jul/37
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jul/38
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0004/

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