CVE-2018-1336: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

August 2, 2018 (updated March 3, 2020)

An improper handling of overflow in the UTF-8 decoder with supplementary characters can lead to an infinite loop in the decoder causing a Denial of Service.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/104898
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041375
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1336

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