Unscored severity · published Dec 5, 2014
CVE-2012-6656
iconvdata/ibm930.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.16 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a multibyte character value of…
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CVSS
3.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
iconvdata/ibm930.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.16 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a multibyte character value of "0xffff" to the iconv function when converting IBM930 encoded data to UTF-8.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.4% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0 · source: NVD
GL
Glibc · Gnu
through 2.16 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
10.04; 12.04; 14.04; 14.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6656
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6656
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3142
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:175
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/29/3
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/02/1
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69472
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2432-1
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