CVE-2024-2961

high

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.

References

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https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/the-state-of-magecart-a-persistent-threat-to-e-commerce-security/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-4-000-adobe-commerce-magento-shops-hacked-in-cosmicsting-attacks/

https://thehackernews.com/2024/10/alert-adobe-commerce-and-magento-stores.html

https://www.ambionics.io/blog/iconv-cve-2024-2961-p1

https://www.ambionics.io/blog/iconv-cve-2024-2961-p3

https://www.ambionics.io/blog/iconv-cve-2024-2961-p2

https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0004

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240531-0002/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YAMJQI3Y6BHWV3CUTYBXOZONCUJNOB2Z/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/P3I4KYS6EU6S7QZ47WFNTPVAHFIUQNEL/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BTJFBGHDYG5PEIFD5WSSSKSFZ2AZWC5N/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00001.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/22/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/6

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/27/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/18/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/17/9

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-04-17

Updated: 2025-02-13

Named Vulnerability: lightyearNamed Vulnerability: glibc buffer overflowNamed Vulnerability: TuDoorNamed Vulnerability: CosmicStingNamed Vulnerability: CNEXT

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H