Debian 8: DLA-1682-1 Moderate: Uriparser Out-Of-Bounds Read Issue
debian lts
February 18, 2019
Joergen Ibsen reported an issue with uriparser, a URI parsing library compliant with RFC 3986
Topics Covered
Summary
An Out-of-bounds read for incomplete URIs with IPv6 addresses with
embedded IPv4 address, e.g. "//[::44.1", were possible.
For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
0.8.0.1-2+deb8u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your uriparser packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package: uriparser
Version: 0.8.0.1-2+deb8u2
CVE ID: CVE-2018-20721
Topics Covered
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