| Name | CVE-2016-6262 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libidn (PTS) | bullseye | 1.33-3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.41-1 | fixed |
| trixie, sid | 1.42-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libidn | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- libidn <not-affected> (Incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8948 not applied)
Follow-up fix for CVE-2015-8948: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libidn.git/commit/?id=5e3cb9c7b5bf0ce665b9d68f5ddf095af5c9ba60 (libidn-1-33)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/6