CVE-2011-4599

icu: Stack-based buffer overflow by canonicalizing the given localeID

Published Jun 21, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 7.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _canonicalize function in common/uloc.c in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 49.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted locale ID that is not properly handled during variant canonicalization.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2397-1 icu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4523 Stack-based buffer overflow in the _canonicalize function in common/uloc.c in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 49.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted locale ID that is not properly handled during variant canonicalization.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1348-1 ICU vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:09 AM
Reserved
Nov 29, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 21, 2012, 3:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 7, 2011, 12:00 AM