Out-of-bounds Read Affecting uriparser package, versions <0.7.5-1ubuntu2+esm2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-URIPARSER-449890
  • published16 Jan 2019
  • disclosed16 Jan 2019

Introduced: 16 Jan 2019

CVE-2018-20721  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 uriparser to version 0.7.5-1ubuntu2+esm2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream uriparser package and not the uriparser package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

URI_FUNC() in UriParse.c in uriparser before 0.9.1 has an out-of-bounds read (in uriParseEx functions) for an incomplete URI with an IPv6 address containing an embedded IPv4 address, such as a "//[::44.1" address.

CVSS Scores

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