CVE-2016-6262

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Libidn
PublishedSep 7, 2016
First seenSep 7, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu libidnv ≤ 1.32—
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 14.04, 16.04—
opensuse leap42.1—
opensuse opensuse13.2—

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