CVE-2014-5119

HIGH 7.5CVE-2014-5119 · Published 29/08/2014 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
glibc gnu	`< 2.20`	`2.20`

Description

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.

References

googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-poisoned-nul-byte-2014-edition.html · Third Party Advisory
linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.html · Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00017.html · Mailing List
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1118.html · Third Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/69 · Mailing List
secunia.com/advisories/60345 · Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/60358 · Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/60441 · Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/61074 · Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/61093 · Third Party Advisory
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-5119 · Third Party Advisory
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss · Third Party Advisory
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3012 · Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com/security/advisories · Third Party Advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/14/1 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/5 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/68983 · Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/69738 · Third Party Advisory
code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail · Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1110.html · Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02 · Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking

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