Input validation

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 deni...

CVE-2020-27618

Summary (CVE-2020-27618) The vulnerability affects the GNU C Library (glibc) iconv input handling. When processing invalid multi-byte input sequences in specific IBM encodings, iconv may fail to advance the input state, potentially causing an infinite loop and a denial of service. This behavior i...