CVE-2020-27618

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    CVE-2020-27618

    Published: 26 Feb 2021Last Modified: 28 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00021.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-07, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210401-0006/, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html, https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26224, https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19519#c21, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    glibc-2.32

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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