CVE-2015-9019 Weak cryptography in n/a
Predictable random number generation in libxslt allows attackers to bypass security controls relying on randomness.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-9019?
CVE-2015-9019 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In libxslt 1.1.29 and earlier, the EXSLT math.random function was not initialized with a random seed during startup, which could cause usage of this function to produce predictable outputs.
Weakness: CWE-330
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9019?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xmlsoft Libxslt.
How do I fix CVE-2015-9019?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-9019 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9019 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-9019, GHSA-8xxg-m548-vx69, MGASA-2017-0169, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2015-9019, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-9019.