High severity · published Apr 17, 2024
CVE-2024-2961
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…
7.3
CVSS
88.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)88.3% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GL
glibc · The GNU C Library
2.1.93 before 2.40 · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
AI
Active IQ Unified Manager · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
HC
Hci Compute Node · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HH
Hci H300s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HH
Hci H410c Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HH
Hci H410s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HH
Hci H500s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HH
Hci H610c Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HH
Hci H610s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HH
Hci H615c Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HH
Hci H700s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2961
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2961
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/17/9
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/18/4
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/1
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/3
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