CVE-2024-2961
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 88.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 88.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.3 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 88.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
- Record status
- Undergoing Analysis
Affected
- Gnu Glibc < 2.40
- Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager
- Debian Linux 10.0
- Netapp Hci h300s Firmware
- Netapp Hci h500s Firmware
- Netapp Hci h700s Firmware
- Netapp Hci h410s Firmware
- Netapp Hci h410c Firmware
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.3
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Is it in your code?
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References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/17/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/18/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00001.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BTJFBGHDYG5PEIFD5WSSSKSFZ2AZWC5N/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/P3I4KYS6EU6S7QZ47WFNTPVAHFIUQNEL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YAMJQI3Y6BHWV3CUTYBXOZONCUJNOB2Z/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240531-0002/
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0004
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/17/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/18/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/6