CVE-2014-5119
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.
- EPSS
- 17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 97% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-189
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- debian:debian_linux
- gnu:glibc
References
- 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