CVE-2024-2961

high-risk
Published 2024-04-17

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.

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92.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 8% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 7.3/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

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Severity 23/34 · High
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate