# CVE-2016-10228: The iconv program in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.31 and earlier, when invoked with multiple suffixes in the destination encodin

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-02 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

No affected packages have been listed by the sources.

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96525
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-20
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19519
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/10
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19519#c21
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26224
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00021.html

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