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Debian 8: DSA-3578-1 Critical: Libidn Out-Of-Bounds Read Exploit

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Calendar Grey May 14, 2016
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4612-1 highlights a flaw in libxml2 that could lead to unauthorized data leakage.
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
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Summary

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

For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.31-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.31-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libidn packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: libidn
CVE ID: CVE-2015-2059

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