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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DLA-3152-1 | glibc security update |
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EUVD-2016-1413 | 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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USN-5310-1 | GNU C Library vulnerabilities |
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USN-5768-1 | GNU C Library vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.874Z
Reserved: 2017-03-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-10228

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-03-02T01:59:00.143
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2016-10228


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