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CVE-2014-5119
Published:August 29, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
Off-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.
Related Resources (24)
http://secunia.com/advisories/61093
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=96
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1110.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00017.html
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17187
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68983
http://secunia.com/advisories/60358
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5119
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685604
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5119
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/5
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-5119
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60441
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:175
http://secunia.com/advisories/61074
http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-poisoned-nul-byte-2014-edition.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1118.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60345
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/14/1
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/69
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3012
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69738
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
EPSS
Base Score:
21.51