glibc: iconv program can hang when invoked with the -c option
Published Mar 2, 2017
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.01%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
glibc-0:2.28-151.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2021:1585
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
glibc-0:2.28-151.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2021:1585
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
compat-glibc
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
glibc
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
compat-glibc
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
glibc
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-glibc
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
glibc
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | glibc-0:2.28-151.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1585 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | glibc-0:2.28-151.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1585 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | compat-glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | compat-glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glibc | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.01% (0.04006) | 90.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.01% (0.04006) | 89.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 61.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00972) | 84.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00687) | 79.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 21, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00687) | 77.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00666) | 76.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 73.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 20, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/10 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96525 vdb-entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10228 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1428290 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E mailing-list
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00021.html mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10228
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-20 vendor-advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19519 Issue Tracking
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19519#c21
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26224
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10228
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.