CVE-2016-10228
glibc Iconv Infinite Loop Dos
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 2, 2017, 1:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-10228 has a 17 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-10228.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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Map Vulnerabilities into Different Layers of the Container Image
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Random late night exercises
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a test code repository
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Scan a list of container images using Aqua Security's trivy CLI tool
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demo stuff
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A command line tool which provides an alternative interface to snyk test
snyk
Makefile Dockerfile Crystal Open Policy Agent
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-10228 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-10228 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772@%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 20, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 25, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772@%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 26, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-20 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 20, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The iconv program in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.25 and earlier, when invoked with the -c option, enters an infinite loop when processing invalid multi-byte input sequences, leading to a denial of service. 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. Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19519#c21 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26224 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96525 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 02, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19519 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19519 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/10 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/10 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Added CWE CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10228 is
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-10228
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Exploit Prediction
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0.97 }} 0.28%
score
0.83601
percentile