Input validation error in GNU C Library (glibc) - CVE-2014-5119

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41360

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5119

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

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.

GNU C Library (glibc)
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
SUSE Linux
Slackware Linux
glibc-solibs
glibc-profile
glibc-i18n
glibc
sys-libs/glibc
ProtecTIER Enterprise Edition (PID 5639-PTA) - TS7650G
ProtecTIER Entry Edition (PID 5639-PTC) - TS7610 / TS7620
ProtecTIER Appliance Edition (PID 5639-PTB) - TS7650AP1
FlashSystem 710 & 810 Machine Type 9830 -AS1 & -AE1
TMS RAMSAN 710 & 810 Machine Type 9833 -AS1 & -AE1
TMS RAMSAN 710 and 810 Machine Type 9834 -AS1 and -AE1
IBM FlashSystem 720 and 820 Machine Type 9831 –AS2 and -AE2

Install update from vendor's website.

GNU C Library (glibc) - update to 2.2
glibc-solibs - update to 2.17
glibc-profile - update to 2.17
glibc-i18n - update to 2.17
glibc - update to 2.17
sys-libs/glibc - update to 2.21-r2
ProtecTIER Enterprise Edition (PID 5639-PTA) - TS7650G - addressed in versions 3.1.17, 3.3, 3.3.5.1, 3.3.6
ProtecTIER Entry Edition (PID 5639-PTC) - TS7610 / TS7620 - addressed in versions 3.1.17, 3.3, 3.3.5.1, 3.3.6
ProtecTIER Appliance Edition (PID 5639-PTB) - TS7650AP1 - addressed in versions 3.1.17, 3.3, 3.3.5.1, 3.3.6
FlashSystem 710 & 810 Machine Type 9830 -AS1 & -AE1 - update to 5.6.2
TMS RAMSAN 710 & 810 Machine Type 9833 -AS1 & -AE1 - update to 5.6.2
TMS RAMSAN 710 and 810 Machine Type 9834 -AS1 and -AE1 - update to 6.3.2
IBM FlashSystem 720 and 820 Machine Type 9831 –AS2 and -AE2 - update to 6.3.2

• 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.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
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685604
• https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=96
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1110.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17187

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Glibc
• SUSE Linux update for glibc
• SUSE Linux update for glibc
• Amazon Linux AMI update for glibc
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM FlashSystem (and TMS RAMSAN) 710, 720, 810, and 820 systems
• Input validation error in IBM ProtecTIER
• Gentoo update for GNU C Library
• Slackware Linux update for glibc