CVE-2016-6262
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-6262
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-09-07T20:59:05
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-06-29T15:15:10
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libidn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.32 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00005.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00098.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libidn.git/commit/?id=5e3cb9c7b5bf0ce665b9d68f5ddf095af5c9ba60 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2016-07/msg00009.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92070 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/6 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3068-1 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6262 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6262 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:09:36 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 11:01:57 | 2016-09-07T20:59Z | 2016-09-07T20:59:05 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 11:01:58 | 2021-06-29T15:15:10 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 11:01:58 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |