CVE-2020-21913

Public Exploit

Description

International Components for Unicode (ICU-20850) v66.1 was discovered to contain a use after free bug in the pkg_createWithAssemblyCode function in the file tools/pkgdata/pkgdata.cpp.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory atlassian.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://unicode-org.atlassian.net/browse/ICU-20850 exploit vendor advisory
https://github.com/unicode-org/icu/pull/886 third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00008.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5014 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-21913?
CVE-2020-21913 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-21913?
To fix CVE-2020-21913, 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-2020-21913 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-21913 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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