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.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3152-1 glibc security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-20125 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5310-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5768-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
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Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-06-09T15:15:47.186Z

Reserved: 2020-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-27618

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:18:45.458Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-02-26T23:15:11.123

Modified: 2025-06-09T16:15:31.853

Link: CVE-2020-27618

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2020-07-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-27618 - Bugzilla

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