CVE-2026-38639: n/a
A vulnerability in the parse_month function of the relibc library allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by providing crafted input that triggers the issue during parsing. The vulnerability is related to the time/strptime.rs component. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently available.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-38639 describes a denial of service vulnerability in the parse_month function within the relibc library's time/strptime.rs file. The issue arises when the function processes specially crafted input, leading to a denial of service condition. There is no CVSS score or detailed technical exploit information available, and no patch or remediation level has been provided by the vendor or authoritative sources.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in a denial of service condition, potentially causing the affected application or system using relibc to become unresponsive or crash when parsing maliciously crafted month strings. There is no information on further impacts such as code execution or data disclosure.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider limiting exposure to untrusted inputs that trigger the parse_month function or apply other protective controls as appropriate.
CVE-2026-38639: n/a
Description
A vulnerability in the parse_month function of the relibc library allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by providing crafted input that triggers the issue during parsing. The vulnerability is related to the time/strptime.rs component. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently available.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-38639 describes a denial of service vulnerability in the parse_month function within the relibc library's time/strptime.rs file. The issue arises when the function processes specially crafted input, leading to a denial of service condition. There is no CVSS score or detailed technical exploit information available, and no patch or remediation level has been provided by the vendor or authoritative sources.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in a denial of service condition, potentially causing the affected application or system using relibc to become unresponsive or crash when parsing maliciously crafted month strings. There is no information on further impacts such as code execution or data disclosure.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider limiting exposure to untrusted inputs that trigger the parse_month function or apply other protective controls as appropriate.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mitre
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a3ee65a27e9c79719e9ee25
Added to database: 06/26/2026, 20:51:38 UTC
Last enriched: 06/26/2026, 20:51:53 UTC
Last updated: 06/26/2026, 20:51:53 UTC
Views: 1
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