Numeric Errors Affecting glibc package, versions <2.19-10
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-GLIBC-515922
- published 29 Aug 2014
- disclosed 29 Aug 2014
Introduced: 29 Aug 2014
CVE-2014-5119 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 glibc to version 2.19-10 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc package and not the glibc package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5119
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3012
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-poisoned-nul-byte-2014-edition.html
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.html
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=96
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17187
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-5119
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685604
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00017.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/14/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/5
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1118.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1110.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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68983
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69738
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-5119
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1110
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1118
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5119
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1119128
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:175
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34421
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