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CVE-2015-8948 Detail

Current Description

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.

Source:  MITRE
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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 7.5 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Hyperlink 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.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2016-07/msg00009.html Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 3 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libidn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
1.32


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8948
NVD Published Date:
09/07/2016
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018