GHSA-pf6m-fxpq-fg8v · Severity: high · Ecosystem: rubygems — Nokogiri implementation of libxslt lacks integer overflow checks
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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-5029 is rated Moderate Risk (63/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.23%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-03 | 1.27% | 1.23% | -0.03% |
| 2 | 2026-05-22 | 1.23% | 1.27% | +0.03% |
| 3 | 2026-04-07 | — | 1.23% | — |
Full EPSS history (23 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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2.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
GHSA-pf6m-fxpq-fg8v · Severity: high · Ecosystem: rubygems — Nokogiri implementation of libxslt lacks integer overflow checks
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2017-5029: 1 source package rows (libxslt); 10 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 10, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-5029 |
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2017-5029 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxslt), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5029 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2017-5029: 1 GLSA(s) (201804-01), 1 atom(s) (dev-libs/libxslt); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2017-5029 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5029 |
suse
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low | CVE-2017-5029 severity low: SUSE including 299 source package names (4.0.0:libxslt1-1.1.28-16.1, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 429 product×package rows across 82 product lines (Container caasp/v4/nginx-ingress-controller, Container caasp/v4/velum, … (82 product lines)): Known Affected 231, Fixed 160, Known Not Affected 38. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5029/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2017-5029 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (chromium-browser, libxslt, oxide-qt), 18 status rows across 6 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): released 15, DNE 1, ignored 1, needed 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5029 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | <= 57.0.2987.75 | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| chrome | <= 57.0.2987.100 | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| xmlsoft | libxslt | 1.1.29 | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |