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DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27618

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27618 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:13glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:11glibc0, 0, 0
Debian:12glibc0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Feb 26, 2021 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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