CVE-2020-29562

Published Dec 4, 2020

Last updated a year ago

Overview

Description
The iconv function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.30 to 2.32, when converting UCS4 text containing an irreversible character, fails an assertion in the code path and aborts the program, potentially resulting in a denial of service.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
4.8
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
1.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
2.1
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-617

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

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