Numeric Errors Affecting icu package, versions <52.1-8+deb8u2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
11.73% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-ICU-337340
  • published25 May 2015
  • disclosed25 May 2015

Introduced: 25 May 2015

CVE-2014-8147  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 icu to version 52.1-8+deb8u2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream icu package and not the icu package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The resolveImplicitLevels function in common/ubidi.c in the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm implementation in ICU4C in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 55.1 uses an integer data type that is inconsistent with a header file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect malloc followed by invalid free) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted text.

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