vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-6263: glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 7, 2016 | Aug 16, 2019 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 7, 2016
Added
Aug 16, 2019
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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
gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-libs-glibc
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