Is CVE-2017-5029 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-5029 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-5029?

CVE-2017-5029 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-5029?

CVE-2017-5029 has an EPSS score of 2.13% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5029?

Upgrade libxslt on debian 11 to 1.1.29-2.1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5029

HIGHEPSS 80th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

libxsltDebian

Fixed in:1.1.29-2.1CVE-2017-5029

liboxideqtcore0Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.21.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3236-1

Fixed in:1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3236-1

libxsltUbuntu

Fixed in:1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1USN-3271-1

Fixed in:1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1USN-3271-1

libxslt1.1Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1USN-3271-1

Fixed in:1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1USN-3271-1

oxide-qtUbuntu

Fixed in:1.21.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3236-1

Fixed in:1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3236-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.13%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references7

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.