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CVE-2016-10228 MEDIUM

Published: 2017-03-02 | Last Modified: 2026-06-17 | Status: Modified

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.

Additional Descriptions (1)

El programa iconv de la Biblioteca C de GNU (tambíen conocido como glibc o libc6) versión 2.31 y anteriores, cuando es invocado con múltiples sufijos en la codificación de destino (TRANSLATE o IGNORE) junto con la opción -c, entra en un bucle infinito al procesar secuencias de entrada multibyte inválidas, lo que lleva a una denegación de servicio.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

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

Access VectorNETWORK
Access ComplexityMEDIUM
AuthenticationNONE
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactPARTIAL

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Impact Score: 2.9

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-20

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
gnu glibc * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd34088dec0> Application

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References