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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-14952): ICU vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-14952): ICU vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/16/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/23/2017
Modified
04/25/2018

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(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-lib32icu48
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libicu48
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libicu52
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libicu55
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libicu57

References

  • USN-3458-1
  • USN-3458-2
  • CVE-2017-14952

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