CVE-2020-27618

glibc: iconv when processing invalid multi-byte input sequences fails to advance the input state, which could result in an infinite loop

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

La función iconv en la biblioteca GNU C (también se conoce como glibc o libc6) versiones 2.32 y anteriores, cuando se procesa secuencias de entrada de múltiples bytes no validas en codificaciones IBM1364, IBM1371, IBM1388, IBM1390 e IBM1399, presenta un fallo al avanzar el estado de la entrada, lo que podría conllevar a un bucle infinito en las aplicaciones, resultando en una denegación de servicio, una vulnerabilidad diferente de CVE-2016-10228

A flaw was found in glibc. If an attacker provides the iconv function with invalid multi-byte input sequences in IBM1364, IBM1371, IBM1388, IBM1390, IBM1399 encodings, it fails to advance the input state, which could lead to an infinite loop in applications, resulting in a denial of service.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-10-22 CVE Reserved
2021-02-26 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-08-04 First Exploit
2024-10-26 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00021.html	Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210401-0006	Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html	Not Applicable

URL	Date	SRC
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26224	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19519#c21	2022-10-28
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html	2022-10-28

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-07	2022-10-28
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27618	2021-05-18
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1893708	2021-05-18

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	A250 Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "A250 Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	A250 Search vendor "Netapp" for product "A250"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	500f Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "500f Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	500f Search vendor "Netapp" for product "500f"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H410c Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410c Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H410c Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410c"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H300s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H300s Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H300s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H300s"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H500s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H500s Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H500s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H500s"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H700s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H700s Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H700s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H700s"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H300e Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H300e Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H300e Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H300e"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H500e Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H500e Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H500e Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H500e"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H700e Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H700e Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H700e Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H700e"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H410s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410s Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H410s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410s"	-	-	Safe
Gnu Search vendor "Gnu"		Glibc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc"				<= 2.32 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Glibc" and version " <= 2.32"		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility"				-		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Communications Cloud Native Core Service Communication Proxy Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Cloud Native Core Service Communication Proxy"				1.14.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Communications Cloud Native Core Service Communication Proxy" and version "1.14.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected