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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-6262

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.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.51%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
6.51% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125
Affected
gnu/libidn · canonical/ubuntu linux · opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.