UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27618
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UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27618
Published: 26 Feb 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
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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://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27618, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5310-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5768-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27618
Affected packages
Package
Name: eglibc
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -None
Affected versions
2.17-93ubuntu4
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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