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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-20721): uriparser vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-20721): uriparser vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/16/2019
Created
03/29/2022
Added
12/07/2021
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

URI_FUNC() in UriParse.c in uriparser before 0.9.1 has an out-of-bounds read (in uriParse*Ex* functions) for an incomplete URI with an IPv6 address containing an embedded IPv4 address, such as a "//[::44.1" address.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-liburiparser1

References

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