CVE-2014-5119

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-5119
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-08-29 16:55:11 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionOff-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GNU glibc '__gconv_translit_find()' Function Local Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:1125-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA61074 - Cisco Unified Communications Manager GNU C Library "__gconv_translit_find()" Off-By-One Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: CVE-2014-5119 glibc __gconv_translit_find() exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2015-0092 - glibc security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - glibc locale issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA60358 - Red Hat update for glibc - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Issue 96 - google-security-research - glibc off-by-one NUL byte heap overflow in gconv_translit_find - Google Security Research - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3012-1 eglibc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2014:175 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
Project Zero: The poisoned NUL byte, 2014 edition af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 googleprojectzero.blogspot.com Third Party Advisory
GNU C Library: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201602-02) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Bug 17187 – Out-of-bounds NUL write in iconv_open (CVE-2014-5119) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: [CVE Request] glibc iconv_open buffer overflow (was: Re: Re: glibc locale issues) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Cisco Unified Communications Manager glibc Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Third Party Advisory
RETIRED: Cisco Unified Communications Manager Local Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Bash and GNU C Library affect WebSphere Transformation Extender (WTX) with Launcher Hypervisor Edition (CVE-2014-6271, CVE-2014-6277, CVE-2014-6278, CVE-2014-7169, CVE-2014-5119, CVE-2014-7186, CVE-2014-7187) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2014-5119 MITRE access.redhat.com
1119128 – (CVE-2014-5119) CVE-2014-5119 glibc: off-by-one error leading to a heap-based buffer overflow flaw in __gconv_translit_find() MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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