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Unscored USN-3434-1 1 CVE

libidn vulnerability

Published Oct 2, 2017 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that Libidn incorrectly handled decoding certain digits.
A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Libidn to crash, resulting
in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS libidn 1.28-1ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS libidn 1.32-3ubuntu1.2

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14062