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CVE-2016-6262
idn in libidn before 1.33 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information by reading a zero byte as input, which…
High7.5EPSS 6.5%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.5% · top 6.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (10)
- [oss-security] 20160721 Re: CVE request: multiple issues fixed in GNU libidn 1.33 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2135 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160720 CVE request: multiple issues fixed in GNU libidn 1.33 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1924 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 92070 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [help-libidn] 20160720 Libidn 1.33 released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libidn.git/commit/?id=5e3cb9c7b5bf0ce665b9d68f5ddf095af5c9ba60 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3068-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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