CVE-2019-5600: Buffer Overflow

Published Jul 3, 2019
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Updated

In FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE before r349622, 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p7, 11.3-PRERELEASE before r349624, 11.3-RC3 before 11.3-RC3-p1, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p11, a bug in iconv implementation may allow an attacker to write past the end of an output buffer. Depending on the implementation, an attacker may be able to create a denial of service, provoke incorrect program behavior, or induce a remote code execution.

Affected Software

18 affected components
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p10
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p2
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p3
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p4
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p6
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p7
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p9
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-rc3
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.3-rc3
FreeBSD FreeBSD=12.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD=12.0-p1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=12.0-p2
FreeBSD FreeBSD=12.0-p3
FreeBSD FreeBSD=12.0-p4
FreeBSD FreeBSD=12.0-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD=12.0-p6

Event History

Jul 3, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:50 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:50 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5600?

CVE-2019-5600 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for buffer overflow attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-5600?

To fix CVE-2019-5600, update to FreeBSD version 12.0-RELEASE-p7 or higher, or 11.2-RELEASE-p11 or higher.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2019-5600?

CVE-2019-5600 affects FreeBSD versions 11.2, 11.3, and 12.0 prior to specific security patches.

4

Can CVE-2019-5600 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2019-5600 can potentially be exploited remotely if the affected system is exposed.

5

Is my version of FreeBSD vulnerable to CVE-2019-5600?

If you are running FreeBSD versions earlier than 12.0-RELEASE-p7 or 11.2-RELEASE-p11, your system is vulnerable to CVE-2019-5600.

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