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The iconv function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.32 and earlier when processing invalid multi-byte input sequences in IBM1364 IBM1371 IBM1388 IBM1390 and IBM1399 encodings fails to advance the input state which could lead to an infinite loop in applications resulting in a denial of service a different vulnerability from CVE-2016-10228.

🗓️ 05 Mar 2021 08:00:00Reported by MicrosoftType 
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 mscve🔗 msrc.microsoft.com👁 1 Views

glibc iconv on invalid IBM encodings misbehaves by not advancing input state, causing an infinite loop and possible denial of service.

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05 Mar 2021 08:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 35.9
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.00378
SSVC
glibc iconvinvalid multi byte inputibm encodingsinfinite loopdenial of service
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