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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844214
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4168-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libidn2' package(s) announced via the USN-4168-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libidn2' package(s) announced via the USN-4168-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Libidn2 incorrectly handled certain inputs.
A attacker could possibly use this issue to impersonate domains.
(CVE-2019-12290)

It was discovered that Libidn2 incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-18224)

Affected Software/OS:
'libidn2' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-12290
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ONG3GJRRJO35COPGVJXXSZLU4J5Y42AT/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RSI4TI2JTQWQ3YEUX5X36GTVGKO4QKZ5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3UFT76Y7OSGPZV3EBEHD6ISVUM3DLARM/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KXDKYWFV6N2HHVSE67FFDM7G3FEL2ZNE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6ZXL2RDNQRAHCMKWPOMJFKYJ344X4HL/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-63
https://gitlab.com/libidn/libidn2/commit/241e8f486134793cb0f4a5b0e5817a97883401f5
https://gitlab.com/libidn/libidn2/merge_requests/71
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2611 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00009.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2613 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00008.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4168-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-18224
Bugtraq: 20200203 [SECURITY] [DSA 4613-1] libidn2 security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/4
Debian Security Information: DSA-4613 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4613
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JDQVQ2XPV5BTZUFINT7AFJSKNNBVURNJ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MINU5RKDFE6TKAFY5DRFN3WSFDS4DYVS/
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=12420
https://github.com/libidn/libidn2/commit/e4d1558aa2c1c04a05066ee8600f37603890ba8c
https://github.com/libidn/libidn2/compare/libidn2-2.1.0...libidn2-2.1.1
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