CVE-2019-12290

Summary

CVECVE-2019-12290
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-10-22 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:03:00 UTC
DescriptionGNU libidn2 before 2.2.0 fails to perform the roundtrip checks specified in RFC3490 Section 4.2 when converting A-labels to U-labels. This makes it possible in some circumstances for one domain to impersonate another. By creating a malicious domain that matches a target domain except for the inclusion of certain punycoded Unicode characters (that would be discarded when converted first to a Unicode label and then back to an ASCII label), arbitrary domains can be impersonated.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Libidn2 All All All All
Application Gnu Libidn2 All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Update NEWS for CVE-2019-12290 (614117ef) · Commits · libidn / libidn2 · GitLab CONFIRM gitlab.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: mingw-libidn2-2.3.0-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: libidn2-2.3.0-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
GNU IDN Library 2: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202003-63) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: mingw-libidn2-2.3.0-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2613-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Perform A-Label roundtrip for lookup functions by default (241e8f48) · Commits · libidn / libidn2 · GitLab MISC gitlab.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2611-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: mingw-libidn2-2.3.0-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: mingw-libidn2-2.3.0-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: libidn2-2.3.0-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
USN-4168-1: Libidn2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: mingw-libidn2-2.3.0-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: libidn2-2.3.0-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: libidn2-2.3.0-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
Perform A-Label roundtrip for lookup functions by default (!71) · Merge Requests · libidn / libidn2 · GitLab MISC gitlab.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: mingw-libidn2-2.3.0-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 296078 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 16.4.0 Missing (CPUOCT2019)
  • 500300 Alpine Linux Security Update for libidn2
  • 504067 Alpine Linux Security Update for libidn2
  • 591406 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU GNU/Linux subsystem Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSB-439005, ICSA-22-104-13)
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