Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 29, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-5119
CVE-2014-5119
Description
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.
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References
22- googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-poisoned-nul-byte-2014-edition.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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- secunia.com/advisories/61074nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/61093nvdThird Party Advisory
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-5119nvdThird Party Advisory
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3012nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/14/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/68983nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/69738nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detailnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1110.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02nvdThird Party Advisory
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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