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CVE-2015-8948

Published: 31 December 2015

idn in GNU 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.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libidn
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (1.23-2ubuntu0.1)
trusty
Released (1.28-1ubuntu2.1)
upstream
Released (1.33-1)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial
Released (1.32-3ubuntu1.1)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(1.33-1)
zesty Not vulnerable
(1.33-1)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libidn.git/commit/?id=570e68886c41c2e765e6218cb317d9a9a447a041

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
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