CVE-2024-2961

Summary

CVECVE-2024-2961
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerglibc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-04-17 18:15:15 UTC
Updated2026-04-03 16:36:35 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.3 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-787 | CWE-787 CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED7.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary7.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Application Gnu Glibc All All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager - All All All
Hardware Netapp Hci Compute Node - All All All
Operating System Netapp Hci Compute Node - All All All
Hardware Netapp Hci H300s - All All All
Operating System Netapp Hci H300s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Hci H410c - All All All
Operating System Netapp Hci H410c Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Hci H410s - All All All
Operating System Netapp Hci H410s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Hci H500s - All All All
Operating System Netapp Hci H500s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Hci H610c - All All All
Operating System Netapp Hci H610c Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Hci H610s - All All All
Operating System Netapp Hci H610s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Hci H615c - All All All
Operating System Netapp Hci H615c Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Hci H700s - All All All
Operating System Netapp Hci H700s Firmware - All All All
Application Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA The GNU C Library Glibc affected 2.1.93 2.40 custom Not specified
ADP Gnu Glibc affected 2.1.93 2.40 semver Not specified

References

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lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/messag... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Broken Link
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/18/4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.ambionics.io/blog/iconv-cve-2024-2961-p1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ambionics.io Broken Link
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00001.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.ambionics.io/blog/iconv-cve-2024-2961-p2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ambionics.io Broken Link
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240531-0002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org/git af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org Third Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/messag... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Broken Link
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/17/9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/messag... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Broken Link
www.ambionics.io/blog/iconv-cve-2024-2961-p3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ambionics.io Broken Link
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Charles Fol (en)

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