CVE-2024-2961: The GNU C Library glibc vulnerability
The GNU C Library · glibc
Vendor fix available · Affected: The GNU C Library glibc · Exploitation: likely to be exploited (10% or more)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 99% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- The GNU C Library · glibcfrom 2.1.93 before 2.40
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- Exploitation
- Likely to be exploited (10% or more). EPSS gives it a 10% or higher chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- The GNU C Library
- Published
- April 2024
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-787cwe.mitre.org
- sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-202sourceware.org
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedlists.fedoraproject.org
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedlists.fedoraproject.org
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedlists.fedoraproject.org
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/2openwall.com
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/17/9openwall.com
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/18/4openwall.com
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00001.htmllists.debian.org
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/2openwall.com
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/6openwall.com
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/1openwall.com
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/4openwall.com
8 more references are in the CVE record.