CVE-2019-25013 — The iconv feature in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2
The iconv feature in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.32, when processing invalid multi-byte input sequences in the EUC-KR encoding, may have a buffer over-read.
Published
2021-01-04T18:15:13.027
Last modified
2026-10-14T09:17:16.207
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
01What is this vulnerability?
The iconv feature in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.32, when processing invalid multi-byte input sequences in the EUC-KR encoding, may have a buffer over-read.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2021-01-04T18:15:13.027
- Last modified: 2026-10-14T09:17:16.207
09References
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r32d767ac804e9b8aad4355bb85960a6a1385eab7af…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r448bb851cc8e6e3f93f3c28c70032b37062625d812…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4806a391091e082bdea17266452ca656ebc176e51b…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r499e4f96d0b5109ef083f2feccd33c51650c1b7d70…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5af4430421bb6f9973294691a7904bbd260937e9ee…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r750eee18542bc02bd8350861c424ee60a9b9b22556…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7a2e94adfe0a2f0a1d42e4927e8c32ecac97d37db9…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd2354f9ccce41e494fbadcbc5ad87218de6ec0fff8…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430…
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00021.html
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