DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6263

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6263
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6263.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6263
Upstream
Published
2016-09-07T20:59:06Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:27Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The stringpreputf8nfkc_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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libidn

Package

Name
libidn
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libidn?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.33-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / libidn

Package

Name
libidn
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libidn?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.33-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / libidn

Package

Name
libidn
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libidn?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.33-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / libidn

Package

Name
libidn
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libidn?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.33-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}