CVE-2016-10228

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-10228
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-02 01:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 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

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Glibc All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2022 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
oss-security - CVE-2016-10228: glibc iconv program can hang when invoked with the -c option af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
glibc: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202101-20) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
19519 – (CVE-2016-10228) iconv(1) with -c option hangs on illegal multi-byte sequences (CVE-2016-10228) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org Issue Tracking
19519 – (CVE-2016-10228) iconv(1) with -c option hangs on illegal multi-byte sequences (CVE-2016-10228) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org
GNU glibc CVE-2016-10228 Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
26224 – iconv hangs when converting some invalid inputs from several IBM character sets af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685a... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 3152-1] glibc security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
Pony Mail! MITRE 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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