# CVE-2026-57053: GNU libidn before 1.44 is prone to out-of-bounds reads of uninitialized memory in the ToUnicode APIs because of mishandling in idna\_to\_unico

- Severity: CVSS 4.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.44
- Published: 2026-06-23 · Updated: 2026-06-23

## Affected

- GNU libidn: fixed in 1.44

## Description

GNU libidn before 1.44 is prone to out-of-bounds reads of uninitialized memory in the ToUnicode APIs because of mishandling in idna_to_unicode_internal. The affected code is not present in libidn2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GNU libidn, upgrade to a fixed version (1.44) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2026-06/msg00001.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2026-05/msg00000.html

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