VDB
CVE-2016-6261
CVE-2016-6261
PUBLISHED
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 2.66% · 86.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.66%
86.1th 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
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 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