CVE-2012-6656

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
redhatCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 79%
VendorProductVersion
debiandebian_linux
7.0
canonicalubuntu_linux
10.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
12.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
14.10
gnuglibc
𝑥
≤ 2.16
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
glibc
bullseye
2.31-13+deb11u11
fixed
wheezy
no-dsa
bullseye (security)
2.31-13+deb11u10
fixed
bookworm
2.36-9+deb12u8
fixed
bookworm (security)
2.36-9+deb12u7
fixed
sid
2.40-3
fixed
trixie
2.40-3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
eglibc
utopic
dne
trusty
not-affected
precise
Fixed 2.15-0ubuntu10.9
released
lucid
Fixed 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.19
released
glibc
utopic
not-affected
trusty
dne
precise
dne
lucid
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3142
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:175
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/29/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/02/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69472
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2432-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14134
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e230d11837f3ae7b375ea69d7905f0d18eb79e5
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3142
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:175
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/29/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/02/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69472
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2432-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14134
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e230d11837f3ae7b375ea69d7905f0d18eb79e5