CVE-2016-6293
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
The uloc_acceptLanguageFromHTTP function in common/uloc.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) through 57.1 for C/C++ does not ensure that there is a '\0' character at the end of a certain temporary array, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a call with a long httpAcceptLanguage argument.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-6293
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-07-25T14:59:06
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-04-23T19:29:41
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:icu-project:international_components_for_unicode:*:*:*:*:*:c\/c\+\+:*:* | 1 | OR | 57.1 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2 | Mailing List |
| https://bugs.php.net/72533 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=aa82e99ed8003c01f1ef4f0940e56b85c5b032d4 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92127 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-58 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6293 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6293 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:42:51 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 10:38:37 | 2016-07-25T14:59Z | 2016-07-25T14:59:06 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 10:38:37 | 2019-04-23T19:29:41 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 10:38:37 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |