CVE-2019-12290
GNU 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
02 Description
GNU 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-10-22 15:14Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-14 06:49Z15 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-05-22
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 0612b6921840f6cda46f20e11f5dc9ea5fb31c2f14222479689d64efbf0b6570
05 Affected products
06 References
- gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/libidn/libidn2/merge_requests/71
- gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/libidn/libidn2/commit/241e8f486134793cb0f4a5b0e5817a97883401f5
- gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/libidn/libidn2/commit/614117ef6e4c60e1950d742e3edf0a0ef8d389de
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4168-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4168-1/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-f454c7a118https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6ZXL2RDNQRAHCMKWPOMJFKYJ344X4HL/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-20e9736c97https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3UFT76Y7OSGPZV3EBEHD6ISVUM3DLARM/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-28d3cd20c0https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KXDKYWFV6N2HHVSE67FFDM7G3FEL2ZNE/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-1ebb5c928ehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RSI4TI2JTQWQ3YEUX5X36GTVGKO4QKZ5/
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2611http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00009.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2613http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00008.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-160303ebebhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ONG3GJRRJO35COPGVJXXSZLU4J5Y42AT/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202003-63https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-63
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libidn2 Fixed in 2.2.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libidn2 Fixed in 2.2.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libidn2 Fixed in 2.2.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libidn2 Fixed in 2.0.4-1.1ubuntu0.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- libidn2-0 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- libidn2-0 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.