vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2017-14952)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 16, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 16, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-14952
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-14952
- URL-http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/40324/trunk/icu4c/source/i18n/zonemeta.cpp
- URL-http://www.sourcebrella.com/blog/double-free-vulnerability-international-components-unicode-icu/
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-25
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-26
- URL-https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- CWE-415
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