CVE-2019-5600 Memory corruption in FreeBSD
A buffer overflow in the FreeBSD iconv implementation allows attackers to cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5600?
CVE-2019-5600 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 3 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE before r349622, 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p7, 11.3-PRERELEASE before r349624, 11.3-RC3 before 11.3-RC3-p1, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p11, a bug in iconv implementation may allow an attacker to write past the end of an output buffer. Depending on the implementation, an attacker may be able to create a denial of service, provoke incorrect program behavior, or induce a remote code execution.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5600?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5600?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5600 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-5600 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5600 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7834-45vp-q83w.