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CVE-2014-3951: The HZ module in the iconv implementation in FreeBSD 10.0 before p6 and NetBSD allows context-dependent att...

The HZ module in the iconv implementation in FreeBSD 10.0 before p6 and NetBSD allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted argument to the iconv_open function. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types. CVE-2014-5384 is used for the NULL pointer dereference.

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This is an older iconv character-conversion flaw reported for FreeBSD 10.0 before p6 and NetBSD. A program that passes attacker-controlled conversion names into iconv_open could crash, causing denial of service. The CVE record is ambiguous because it says the NULL pointer issue was later split to CVE-2014-5384. Exposure is most likely on legacy FreeBSD 10.0 pre-p6 or affected NetBSD systems where applications call iconv_open with untrusted or semi-trusted charset parameters. Modern patched systems are less likely exposed, but the bundle does not provide full fixed-version details for NetBSD. Prioritize this for legacy BSD estate cleanup and service-stability risk. It is not supported as actively exploited or remotely exploitable by itself, but unpatched systems running input-processing services could face avoidable crashes. Mitigation focus: Apply FreeBSD security updates covering FreeBSD-SA-14:15.iconv.; Check NetBSD source/vendor advisories for the corresponding libc citrus iconv fix.; Inventory applications that accept user-controlled charset or encoding names..

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