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Debian DSA-3578-1 : libidn - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 91140

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that libidn, the GNU library for Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), did not correctly handle invalid UTF-8 input, causing an out-of-bounds read. This could allow attackers to disclose sensitive information from an application using the libidn library.

Solution

Upgrade the libidn packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.29-1+deb8u1.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/libidn

https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3578

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 91140

File Name: debian_DSA-3578.nasl

Version: 2.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/16/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libidn

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-2059

DSA: 3578