CVE-2016-6262 Information

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 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libidn.git/commit/?id=5e3cb9c7b5bf0ce665b9d68f5ddf095af5c9ba60 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00005.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00098.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/6 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/4 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92070 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3068-1 https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2016-07/msg00009.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5