Vulnerability in Gnu Glibc

CVE-2021-43396

In iconvdata/iso-2022-jp-3.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) 2.34, remote attackers can force iconv() to emit a spurious '\0' character via crafted ISO-2022-JP-3 data that is accompanied by an internal state reset. This may affect data in…

EPSS: 0.031 (86.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43396?
CVE-2021-43396 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Glibc. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-43396?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-43396 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.