CVE-2016-10228

glibc: iconv program can hang when invoked with the -c option

Published Mar 2, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3152-1 glibc security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1413 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5310-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5768-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 14, 2026, 6:30 AM
Reserved
Mar 1, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 2, 2017, 1:59 AM
Modified
Oct 14, 2026, 7:16 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 25, 2017, 12:00 AM