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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting emacs-libidn package, versions *

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-EMACSLIBIDN-1954428
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Aug 2015
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Introduced: 10 Aug 2015

CVE-2015-8948  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 emacs-libidn.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream emacs-libidn package and not the emacs-libidn package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

idn in GNU 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.

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