CVE-2026-4046
iconv crash due to assertion failure with untrusted input
At a glance
- Severity
- HIGH 7.5
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.39 % · percentile 33 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- glibc
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
The iconv() function in the GNU C Library versions 2.43 and earlier may crash due to an assertion failure when converting inputs from the IBM1390 or IBM1399 character sets, which may be used to remotely crash an application. This vulnerability can be trivially mitigated by removing the IBM1390 and IBM1399 character sets from systems that do not need them.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-17144
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-4046
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0986 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 2.43
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| The GNU C Library · glibc | affected 2.3.3 ≤ 2.43 |
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33980
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob_plain;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2026-0007;hb=HEAD
- https://inbox.sourceware.org/libc-announce/76814edf-cf7f-47ec-979d-2dce0a2c76bf@gotplt.org/T/#u
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |