CVE-2014-5119 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 17% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 16.97% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-08-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| gnu | glibc |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | glibc - NUL Byte gconv_translit_find Off-by-One | 2014-08-27 |
References
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-poisoned-nul-byte-2014-edition.html
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00017.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1118.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/69
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60345
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60358
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60441
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61074
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61093
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-5119
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685604
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3012
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:175
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/14/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68983
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69738
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=96
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1110.html
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