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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Information
Published : 2017-03-02 01:59
Updated : 2026-10-14 07:16
NVD link : CVE-2016-10228
Mitre link : CVE-2016-10228
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-10228
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Products Affected
gnu
- glibc
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
