Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting icu package, versions <55.1-7ubuntu0.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    2.76% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-ICU-337383
  • published 27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed 28 Aug 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 icu to version 55.1-7ubuntu0.4 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in international date handling in International Components for Unicode (ICU) for C/C++ before 60.1, as used in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 and other products, allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.