Some EUC_JISX0213 sequences decode to two code points. If the output buffer has room for only the first one, the converter stores the second in the conversion state and returns E2BIG, but it never clears that pending character after emitting it on the next call. The converter then keeps emitting the pending character without consuming further input, so an application that retries the conversion loops forever. The input must be attacker controlled and the application must convert it with an output buffer small enough to split the two code points. Only the EUC_JISX0213 character set is affected, which is not commonly used. The related defect in SHIFT_JISX0213 converter is tracked separately as CVE-2026-77117.
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USN-8737-1 | GNU C Library vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8737-2 | GNU C Library vulnerabilities |
Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000
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| Description | A flaw was found in glibc. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) by providing specially crafted text to an application that converts text from SHIFT_JISX0213 to UCS-4. The crafted input can lead to a continuous loop of processing, preventing the application from making progress and consuming resources. Exploitation requires specific conditions, including the application retrying conversion after an error with limited output space. | Converting crafted EUC_JISX0213 input to UCS-4 or the internal wide character encoding, for example with iconv, in the GNU C Library version 2.3 to 2.44 may result in the converter making no progress, causing the calling application to hang. Some EUC_JISX0213 sequences decode to two code points. If the output buffer has room for only the first one, the converter stores the second in the conversion state and returns E2BIG, but it never clears that pending character after emitting it on the next call. The converter then keeps emitting the pending character without consuming further input, so an application that retries the conversion loops forever. The input must be attacker controlled and the application must convert it with an output buffer small enough to split the two code points. Only the EUC_JISX0213 character set is affected, which is not commonly used. The related defect in SHIFT_JISX0213 converter is tracked separately as CVE-2026-77117. |
| Title | glibc: Non-progress DoS in SHIFT_JISX0213 -> UCS-4 conversion state | EUC_JISX0213 decoding may hang on crafted input |
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Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0000
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Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000
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| Description | A flaw was found in glibc. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) by providing specially crafted text to an application that converts text from SHIFT_JISX0213 to UCS-4. The crafted input can lead to a continuous loop of processing, preventing the application from making progress and consuming resources. Exploitation requires specific conditions, including the application retrying conversion after an error with limited output space. | |
| Title | glibc: Non-progress DoS in SHIFT_JISX0213 -> UCS-4 conversion state | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-835 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: glibc
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-15T12:22:30.814Z
Reserved: 2026-08-26T13:27:58.984Z
Link: CVE-2026-80489
Updated: 2026-09-15T12:22:27.262Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-15T11:17:12.193
Modified: 2026-09-15T13:16:43.463
Link: CVE-2026-80489
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Updated: 2026-09-16T06:45:19Z
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