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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2018.091.01
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2018-091-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libidn' package(s) announced via the SSA:2018-091-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libidn' package(s) announced via the SSA:2018-091-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New libidn packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1,
14.2, and -current to fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
This update fixes security issues:
Fix integer overflow in combine_hangul()
Fix integer overflow in punycode decoder
Fix NULL pointer dereference in g_utf8_normalize()
Fix NULL pointer dereference in stringprep_ucs4_nfkc_normalize()
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'libidn' package(s) on Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware 14.2, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

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