Description
Several encoding modules, including HZ, UTF-7, VIQR, and ZW, did not properly check the size of the caller-supplied output buffer before writing converted characters.

An application that uses iconv(3) to convert untrusted input to or from one of the affected encodings may be vulnerable to buffer overflows if it uses one of the affected encoding modules.
Published: 2026-08-19
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Freebsd
Freebsd freebsd
Vendors & Products Freebsd
Freebsd freebsd

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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Description Several encoding modules, including HZ, UTF-7, VIQR, and ZW, did not properly check the size of the caller-supplied output buffer before writing converted characters. An application that uses iconv(3) to convert untrusted input to or from one of the affected encodings may be vulnerable to buffer overflows if it uses one of the affected encoding modules.
Title Heap based buffer overflow in iconv(3)
Weaknesses CWE-122
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: freebsd

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T17:56:34.487Z

Reserved: 2026-06-29T01:40:17.498Z

Link: CVE-2026-58081

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T17:56:28.300Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-19T08:17:12.263

Modified: 2026-08-26T18:16:42.277

Link: CVE-2026-58081

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-19T07:20:26Z

Links: CVE-2026-58081 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T20:15:03Z

Weaknesses