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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libidn package, versions *

0.0
low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.29% (69th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
3.7 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-LIBIDN-1953391
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 10 Aug 2015
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Introduced: 10 Aug 2015

CVE-2015-8948 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 libidn.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libidn package and not the libidn package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

idn in GNU 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.

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