Double Free Affecting icu package, versions <57.1-7
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- published16 Oct 2017
- disclosed16 Oct 2017
Introduced: 16 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-14952 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable icu to version 57.1-7 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
Double free in i18n/zonemeta.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) for C/C++ through 59.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string, aka a "redundant UVector entry clean up function call" issue.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14952
- http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/40324/trunk/icu4c/source/i18n/zonemeta.cpp
- http://www.sourcebrella.com/blog/double-free-vulnerability-international-components-unicode-icu/
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-14952