CVE-2015-2059
libidn - security update
EPSS 0.83%
Description
The stringprep_utf8_to_ucs4 function in libin before 1.31, as used in jabberd2, allows context-dependent attackers to read system memory and possibly have other unspecified impact via invalid UTF-8 characters in a string, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
How to fix CVE-2015-2059
To remediate CVE-2015-2059, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libidn—upgrade to 1.31-1 or later
- Debian/libidn—upgrade to 1.15-2+deb6u1 or later
- Debian/libidn—upgrade to 1.25-2+deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.29-1+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2015-2059 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 1.31-1
- from 0, < 1.15-2+deb6u1
- from 0, < 1.25-2+deb7u1
- from 0, < 1.29-1+deb8u1