CVE-2015-8948

Published: Sep 7, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (6)

Products: Opensuse: Leap, Opensuse · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Gnu: Libidn

2 products

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Leap	Version 42.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 16.04

Configuration C

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Libidn	Up to 1.32

Related CWEs

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (22)

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libidn.git/commit/?id=570e68886c41c2e765e6218cb317d9a9a447a041

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatch

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00005.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00098.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3658

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/6

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92070

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3068-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2016-07/msg00009.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libidn.git/commit/?id=570e68886c41c2e765e6218cb317d9a9a447a041