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CVE-2014-6040

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CVE-2014-6040 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.20 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a multibyte character value of "0xffff" to the iconv function when converting (1) IBM933, (2) IBM935, (3) IBM937, (4) IBM939, or (5) IBM1364 encoded data to UTF-8.. EPSS estimates a 6.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.20 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a multibyte character value of "0xffff" to the iconv function when converting (1) IBM933, (2) IBM935, (3) IBM937, (4) IBM939, or (5) IBM1364 encoded data to UTF-8.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
6.56%

92.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GnuGlibc<= 2.19
GnuGlibc2.0
GnuGlibc2.0.1
GnuGlibc2.0.2
GnuGlibc2.0.3
GnuGlibc2.0.4
GnuGlibc2.0.5
GnuGlibc2.0.6
GnuGlibc2.1
GnuGlibc2.1.1
GnuGlibc2.1.1.6
GnuGlibc2.1.2
GnuGlibc2.1.3
GnuGlibc2.1.9
GnuGlibc2.10.1
GnuGlibc2.11
GnuGlibc2.11.1
GnuGlibc2.11.2
GnuGlibc2.11.3
GnuGlibc2.12
GnuGlibc2.12.1
GnuGlibc2.12.2
GnuGlibc2.13
GnuGlibc2.14
GnuGlibc2.14.1
GnuGlibc2.15
GnuGlibc2.16
GnuGlibc2.17
GnuGlibc2.18

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-6040?
GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.20 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a multibyte character value of "0xffff" to the iconv function when converting (1) IBM933, (2) IBM935, (3) IBM937, (4) IBM939, or (5) IBM1364 encoded data to UTF-8.
How severe is CVE-2014-6040?
Severity scoring for CVE-2014-6040 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 6.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6040?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST