CVE-2019-12290
Published: 22 October 2019
GNU libidn2 before 2.2.0 fails to perform the roundtrip checks specified in RFC3490 Section 4.2 when converting A-labels to U-labels. This makes it possible in some circumstances for one domain to impersonate another. By creating a malicious domain that matches a target domain except for the inclusion of certain punycoded Unicode characters (that would be discarded when converted first to a Unicode label and then back to an ASCII label), arbitrary domains can be impersonated.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
libidn2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(2.0.4-1.1ubuntu0.2)
|
| disco |
Released
(2.0.5-1ubuntu0.3)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| noble |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
libidn2-0 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| noble |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Needed
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References
- https://gitlab.com/libidn/libidn2/commit/241e8f486134793cb0f4a5b0e5817a97883401f5
- https://gitlab.com/libidn/libidn2/commit/614117ef6e4c60e1950d742e3edf0a0ef8d389de
- https://gitlab.com/libidn/libidn2/merge_requests/71
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4168-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12290
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian