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CVE-2016-6262

Publication date 21 July 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

idn in libidn before 1.33 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information by reading a zero byte as input, which triggers an out-of-bounds read, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8948.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libidn 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.32-3ubuntu1.1
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.28-1ubuntu2.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.23-2ubuntu0.1

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libidn

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3068-1
    • Libidn vulnerabilities
    • 24 August 2016

Other references