CVE-2016-10228

5.9 MEDIUM
Published: March 02, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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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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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/10
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96525
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00021.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-20
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19519
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19519#c21
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26224
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96525
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-20
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19519
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19519#c21
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26224
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.9 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.0%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

gnu

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