CVE-2015-8948

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.
References
Link Resource
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libidn.git/commit/?id=570e68886c41c2e765e6218cb317d9a9a447a041 Issue Tracking Patch
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://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3658
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92070 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3068-1 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2016-07/msg00009.html Vendor Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libidn.git/commit/?id=570e68886c41c2e765e6218cb317d9a9a447a041 Issue Tracking Patch
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://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3658
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92070 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3068-1 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2016-07/msg00009.html Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libidn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-09-07 20:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46


NVD link : CVE-2015-8948

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8948

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8948


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Products Affected

opensuse

  • opensuse
  • leap

gnu

  • libidn

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read