An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the way glibc's iconv() function converted certain encoded data to UTF-8. An attacker able to make an application call the iconv() function with a specially crafted argument could use this flaw to crash that application.
Find out more about CVE-2014-6040 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue affects the version of glibc package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Extended Life Cycle phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata
| Base Score | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (glibc) | RHSA-2015:0016 | 2015-01-07 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (glibc) | RHSA-2015:0327 | 2015-03-05 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | glibc | Will not fix |
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