CVE-2015-1270

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.93% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://codereview.chromium.org/1157143002/
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00038.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033031 vdb entry
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=444573
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3360 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2740-1 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75973 vdb entry
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html
https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/deps/icu/+/f1ad7f9ba957571dc692ea3e187612c685615e19
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3315 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1270?
CVE-2015-1270 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1270?
To fix CVE-2015-1270, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-1270 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-1270 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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