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CVE-2016-6261
CVE-2016-6261
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
The idna_to_ascii_4i function in lib/idna.c in libidn before 1.33 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via 64 bytes of input.
EPSS 3.88% · 89.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
3.88%
89.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libidn | 0, 1.32-3ubuntu1, 1.28-1ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libidn | 0, 1.28-1ubuntu1, 1.28-1ubuntu2 |
Timeline
- Jul 21, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 3, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6261 third-party-advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2016-07/msg00009.html third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/6 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3068-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6261 third-party-advisory