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CVE-2024-2961
April 17, 2024
The iconv() function in the GNU C Library versions 2.39 and older may overflow the output buffer passed to it by up to 4 bytes when converting strings to the ISO-2022-CN-EXT character set, which may be used to crash an application or overwrite a neighbouring variable.
Related Resources (19)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00001.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/1
https://www.ambionics.io/blog/iconv-cve-2024-2961-p2
https://www.ambionics.io/blog/iconv-cve-2024-2961-p3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/18/4
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BTJFBGHDYG5PEIFD5WSSSKSFZ2AZWC5N/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YAMJQI3Y6BHWV3CUTYBXOZONCUJNOB2Z/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240531-0002/
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0004
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/2
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3I4KYS6EU6S7QZ47WFNTPVAHFIUQNEL/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/17/9
https://www.ambionics.io/blog/iconv-cve-2024-2961-p1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/5
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
POC
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Exploit Maturity
FUNCTIONAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-787
EPSS
Base Score:
92.86