CVE-2016-6262

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.

Patch Available

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Fix without upgrading

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Publish Date

September 7, 2016

Modified Date

May 30, 2025