Vigil@nce - glibc: overload via iconv IBMxx Encoding
May 2021 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/computer-vulnerability
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: openSUSE Leap, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop,
SLES.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: denial of service on server, denial of service on
service, denial of service on client.
Provenance: document.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 01/03/2021.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger an overload via iconv() IBMxx Encoding of
glibc, in order to trigger a denial of service.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/glibc-overload-via-iconv-IBMxx-Encoding-34705