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CVE-2016-10228

UNKNOWN
Published 2017-03-02T00:00:00
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Description

The iconv program in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.31 and earlier, when invoked with multiple suffixes in the destination encoding (TRANSLATE or IGNORE) along with the -c option, enters an infinite loop when processing invalid multi-byte input sequences, leading to a denial of service.

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GHSA-g93f-3wq3-pq68

Advisory Details

The iconv program in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.31 and earlier, when invoked with multiple suffixes in the destination encoding (TRANSLATE or IGNORE) along with the -c option, enters an infinite loop when processing invalid multi-byte input sequences, leading to a denial of service.

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CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: April 20, 2025

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Published: 2017-03-02T00:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.874Z
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