SB2014090306 - Amazon Linux AMI update for glibc
Published: September 3, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014090306
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5119)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Off-by-one error in the __gconv_translit_find function in gconv_trans.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc) allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the CHARSET environment variable and gconv transliteration modules.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.