GNU glibc '_ gconv_translit_find ()' Function Memory Corruption Vulnerability

GNU glibc '_ gconv_translit_find ()' Function Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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GNU glibc
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Bugtraq id: 68983
 
Glibc is the implementation of C libraries in most Linux operating systems.
 
GNU glibc has the memory corruption vulnerability in the implementation of the '_ gconv_translit_find ()' function. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application.
 
<* Source: Tavis Ormandy (taviso@gentoo.org)
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