# CVE-2018-20721: URI\_FUNC() in UriParse.c in uriparser before 0.9.1 has an out-of-bounds read (in uriParse\*Ex\* functions) for an incomplete URI with an IPv6

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-01-16 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

URI_FUNC() in UriParse.c in uriparser before 0.9.1 has an out-of-bounds read (in uriParse*Ex* functions) for an incomplete URI with an IPv6 address containing an embedded IPv4 address, such as a "//[::44.1" address.

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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00028.html
- https://github.com/uriparser/uriparser/commit/cef25028de5ff872c2e1f0a6c562eb3ea9ecbce4
- https://github.com/uriparser/uriparser/blob/master/ChangeLog
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00029.html

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