CVE-2024-2961
Public on 2024-04-17
Modified on 2024-04-18
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.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | glibc | 2024-04-25 | ALAS-2024-1930 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | glibc | 2024-04-24 | ALAS2-2024-2521 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | glibc | 2024-04-25 | ALAS2023-2024-589 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |