CVE-2016-10228

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.

CVSS v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19519	Issue Tracking
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/10	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96525
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19519#c21
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26224
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-20
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772@%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00021.html

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Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-03-01 17:59

Updated : 2022-10-17 11:15

NVD link : CVE-2016-10228

Mitre link : CVE-2016-10228

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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Products Affected

gnu

glibc

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