Vulnerability in GNU Glibc
CVE-2014-5119
Off-by-one error in the __gconv_translit_find function in gconv_trans.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the CHARSET environment variable and gconv transliteration modules.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.170 (97.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.181 · newest: 0.170 · change: -0.011
Affected products
- GNU Glibc
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/60441 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/69738 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1118.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1110.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/60345 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/61093 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)