CVE-2016-10228

Summary

CVECVE-2016-10228
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-02 01:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:29:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Glibc All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
19519 – (CVE-2016-10228) iconv(1) with -c option hangs on illegal multi-byte sequences (CVE-2016-10228) CONFIRM sourceware.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2022 MISC www.oracle.com
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
26224 – iconv hangs when converting some invalid inputs from several IBM character sets CONFIRM sourceware.org
GNU glibc CVE-2016-10228 Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
19519 – (CVE-2016-10228) iconv(1) with -c option hangs on illegal multi-byte sequences (CVE-2016-10228) CONFIRM sourceware.org Issue Tracking
glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202101-20) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
oss-security - CVE-2016-10228: glibc iconv program can hang when invoked with the -c option CONFIRM openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 3152-1] glibc security update MLIST lists.debian.org
[mina-dev] 20210225 [jira] [Created] (FTPSERVER-500) Security vulnerability in common/lib/log4j-1.2.17.jar lists.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159188 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for glibc (ELSA-2021-1585)
  • 159249 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for glibc (ELSA-2021-9280)
  • 159295 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for glibc (ELSA-2021-9344)
  • 181138 Debian Security Update for glibc (DLA 3152-1)
  • 198685 Ubuntu Security Notification for GNU C Library Vulnerabilities (USN-5310-1)
  • 239336 Red Hat Update for glibc (RHSA-2021:1585)
  • 376066 F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM), Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Access Policy Manager (APM) GNU C Library (glibc) Vulnerability (K52494142)
  • 376067 F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM), Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Access Policy Manager (APM) GNU C Library (glibc) Vulnerability (K52494142)
  • 591406 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU GNU/Linux subsystem Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSB-439005, ICSA-22-104-13)
  • 670286 EulerOS Security Update for glibc (EulerOS-SA-2021-1790)
  • 670325 EulerOS Security Update for glibc (EulerOS-SA-2021-1899)
  • 670458 EulerOS Security Update for glibc (EulerOS-SA-2021-2216)
  • 670616 EulerOS Security Update for glibc (EulerOS-SA-2021-2374)
  • 750897 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for glibc (SUSE-SU-2021:2480-1)
  • 751517 OpenSUSE Security Update for glibc (openSUSE-SU-2021:1560-1)
  • 940275 AlmaLinux Security Update for glibc (ALSA-2021:1585)
  • 960868 Rocky Linux Security Update for glibc (RLSA-2021:1585)
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