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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting glibc package, versions *

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (15th percentile)
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SUSE
8.2 high
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Red Hat
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GLIBC-6656575
  • published 18 Apr 2024
  • disclosed 17 Apr 2024
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Introduced: 17 Apr 2024

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How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 glibc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glibc package and not the glibc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.