CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-77117

Medium
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability was found in glibc that allows a remote attacker to exploit specially crafted input during SHIFT_JISX0213 to UCS-4 text conversion. This can cause the application to repeatedly emit a buffered code point without consuming further input, leading to persistent disruption.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential remote disruption of applications using glibc, which could lead to denial of service (DoS) or unpredictable system behavior. The attack does not require authentication, increasing its potential impact on service availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately apply patches provided by the operating system vendor for the glibc library. Also, monitor security advisories and regularly update the system to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A flaw was found in glibc. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted input during SHIFT_JISX0213 to UCS-4 text conversion. This crafted input can cause the application to repeatedly emit a buffered code point without consuming further input, leading to persist

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS