Vulnerability Description
iconvdata/ibm930.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.16 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a multibyte character value of "0xffff" to the iconv function when converting IBM930 encoded data to UTF-8.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 10.04 |
| Gnu | Glibc | <= 2.16 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3142Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:175Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/29/3Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/02/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69472Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2432-1Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14134ExploitIssue Tracking
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e230d11837f3ae7b375ea69d
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3142Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:175Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/29/3Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/02/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69472Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2432-1Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2012-6656?
CVE-2012-6656 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). iconvdata/ibm930.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc) before 2.16 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a multibyte character value of "0xffff" to the icon...
How severe is CVE-2012-6656?
CVE-2012-6656 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2012-6656?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Debian Debian Linux, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Gnu Glibc.