CVE-2026-122054
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Converting crafted BIG-HKSCS input to UCS-4 or the internal wide character encoding, for example with iconv, in the GNU C Library version 2.18 through 2.31 may result in the converter making no progress, causing the calling application to hang.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.9
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18
Published
2026-11-04 18:17:43.253000
Last modified
2026-11-04 19:17:39.433000
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"id": "CVE-2026-122054",
"sourceIdentifier": "3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18",
"published": "2026-11-04T18:17:43.253",
"lastModified": "2026-11-04T19:17:39.433",
"vulnStatus": "Received",
"cveTags": [],
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"value": "Converting crafted BIG-HKSCS input to UCS-4 or the internal wide character encoding, for example with iconv, in the GNU C Library version 2.18 through 2.31 may result in the converter making no progress, causing the calling application to hang."
}
],
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"affectedData": [
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"product": "glibc",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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"versionType": "custom",
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]
}
]
}
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"metrics": {
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"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
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"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"baseScore": 5.9,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.2,
"impactScore": 3.6
}
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"references": [
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"url": "https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25734",
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{
"url": "https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob_plain;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2026-0026",
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