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Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-6263: libidn Multiple security issues

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-6263: libidn Multiple security issues

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/07/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The stringprep_utf8_nfkc_normalize function in lib/nfkc.c in libidn before 1.33 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via crafted UTF-8 data.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-libidn

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