CVE-2016-6261

moderate-risk
Published 2016-09-07

The idna_to_ascii_4i function in lib/idna.c in libidn before 1.33 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via 64 bytes of input.

Do I need to act?

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2.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Affected Vendors

References (22)

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moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal
Exposure 12/34 · Low