CVE-2016-6263 (GCVE-0-2016-6263)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-07 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The stringprep_utf8_nfkc_normalize function in lib/nfkc.c in libidn before 1.33 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via crafted UTF-8 data.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
12 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-0… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92070 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3658 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/20… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libidn.git/commi… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3068-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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Date Public
2016-07-20 00:00
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