CVE-2015-1270

ICU: Uninitialized memory read fixed in Chrome 44.0.2403.89

Published Jul 23, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The ucnv_io_getConverterName function in common/ucnv_io.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU), as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, mishandles converter names with initial x- substrings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read of uninitialized memory) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3315-1 chromium-browser security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3360-1 icu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-1411 The ucnv_io_getConverterName function in common/ucnv_io.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU), as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, mishandles converter names with initial x- substrings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read of uninitialized memory) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2677-1 Oxide vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2740-1 ICU vulnerabilities
History
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00934}

epss

{'score': 0.01165}