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CVE-2014-5119 (GCVE-0-2014-5119)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-08-29 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 11:34

Summary

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat CNA under the redhat root

CNA scorecard B 81/100 over 1018 records in the last 180 days details

References

22 references

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/14/1	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68983	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17187	x_refsource_CONFIRM
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http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://secunia.com/advisories/60358	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Date Public

2014-07-13 00:00

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SUSE-SU-2015:0439-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2014-08-29 01:15 - Updated: 2026-09-20 12:01

Summary

Security update for glibc

Severity

Moderate

Scope

18 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2014-5119.

CVE-2014-5119

Recommended: 73 products

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SUSE-SU-2015:0551-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2013-09-13 15:23 - Updated: 2026-09-20 12:01

Summary

Security update for glibc

Severity

Moderate

Scope

20 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2014-5119.

CVE-2014-5119

Recommended: 428 products

Open the full advisory

UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5119 (CVE-2014-5119)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2014-08-26 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:37 – Source website

Details

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      high

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-5119	REPORT
	http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/145	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/14/2	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/5	REPORT
	http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2014/08/the…	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/26/2	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2328-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5119	REPORT

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WID-SEC-W-2023-0497

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2014-08-25 22:00 - Updated: 2023-02-27 23:00

Summary

GNU libc: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit Benutzerrechten

Severity

Mittel

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2014-5119.

CVE-2014-5119

Es existiert eine Schwachstelle in GNU libc in der Funktion "__gconv_translit_find()". Ein lokaler Angreifer kann einen Heap Overflow in betroffenen Anwendungen auslösen, indem er einen speziell gestalteten Wert in die Umgebungsvariable "CHARSET" schreibt. Die Schwachstelle ermöglicht einem lokalen Angreifer, beliebigen Code mit den Rechten der betroffenen Anwendung auszuführen.

Known affected: 35 products

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