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Red Hat: CVE-2019-11068: CVE-2019-11068 libxslt: xsltCheckRead and xsltCheckWrite routines security bypass by crafted URL (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2019-11068: CVE-2019-11068 libxslt: xsltCheckRead and xsltCheckWrite routines security bypass by crafted URL (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/10/2019
Created
10/01/2020
Added
10/01/2020
Modified
12/15/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-libxslt
  • redhat-upgrade-libxslt-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libxslt-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libxslt-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libxslt-python

References

  • CVE-2019-11068
  • RHSA-2020:4005
  • RHSA-2020:4464

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