CVE-2024-2961

CVE Details

Release Date:	2024-04-17
Impact:	Important	What is this?

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.

See more information about CVE-2024-2961 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	8.8
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (glibc)	ELSA-2024-12442	2024-06-18
Oracle Linux version 7 (glibc)	ELSA-2024-12444	2024-06-19
Oracle Linux version 7 (glibc)	ELSA-2024-3588	2024-06-05
Oracle Linux version 8 (glibc)	ELSA-2024-2722	2024-05-08
Oracle Linux version 8 (glibc)	ELSA-2024-3269	2024-05-29
Oracle Linux version 9 (glibc)	ELSA-2024-12472	2024-07-03
Oracle Linux version 9 (glibc)	ELSA-2024-3339	2024-05-29