CVE-2014-5119
First published: Fri Aug 29 2014(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| GNU C Library (glibc) | <2.20 | |
| Debian GNU/Linux | =7.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-poisoned-nul-byte-2014-edition.html
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00017.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1118.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/69
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60345
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60358
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60441
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61074
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61093
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-5119
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685604
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3012
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:175
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/14/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68983
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69738
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=96
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1110.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17187
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