CVE-2016-6263
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
Publication date:
07/09/2016
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libidn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.32 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libidn.git/commit/?id=1fbee57ef3c72db2206dd87e4162108b2f425555
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00098.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3658
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92070
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3068-1
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2016-07/msg00009.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libidn.git/commit/?id=1fbee57ef3c72db2206dd87e4162108b2f425555
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00098.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3658
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92070
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3068-1
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2016-07/msg00009.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06