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    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.

    Published:Jul 14, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Aug 29, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.1342
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Glibc
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Mission Critical

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34421

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    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
    http://secunia.com/advisories/60345
    http://secunia.com/advisories/60358
    http://secunia.com/advisories/60441
    http://secunia.com/advisories/61074
    http://secunia.com/advisories/61093
    http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-5119
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685604
    http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3012
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:175
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/14/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/5
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68983
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69738
    https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=96
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1110.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17187
    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
    http://secunia.com/advisories/60345
    http://secunia.com/advisories/60358
    http://secunia.com/advisories/60441
    http://secunia.com/advisories/61074
    http://secunia.com/advisories/61093
    http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-5119
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685604
    http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3012
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:175
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/14/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/5
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68983
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69738
    https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=96
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1110.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17187

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High