CVE-2016-10228
Published: 2 March 2017
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
eglibc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
disco |
Does not exist
|
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
noble |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Needed
|
|
upstream |
Needed
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
glibc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
bionic |
Released
(2.27-3ubuntu1.5)
|
|
cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
focal |
Released
(2.31-0ubuntu9.7)
|
|
groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.33-0ubuntu5)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.34-0ubuntu3)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.34-0ubuntu3)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2.34-0ubuntu3)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2.34-0ubuntu3)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.34-0ubuntu3)
|
|
noble |
Not vulnerable
(2.34-0ubuntu3)
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needed
|
|
xenial |
Released
(2.23-0ubuntu11.3 esm3)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;h=91927b7c76437db860cd86a7714476b56bb39d07 upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=7d4ec75e111291851620c6aa2c4460647b7fd50d |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.9 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |