CVE-2024-2961
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.3 · Out-of-bounds write
7.3CVSS HIGH
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactLow
Integrity impactLow
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)88%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/17/9Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/18/4Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/2Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/1Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/2Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/3Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/4Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/5Advisory