PT-2017-3119 · Icu+2 · International Components For Unicode (Icu) For C/C+++2

Published 2017-09-08 · Updated 2019-04-23 · CVE-2017-14952

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions International Components for Unicode (ICU) for C/C++ versions through 59.1

Description The issue is related to a double free in the i18n/zonemeta.cpp component, which can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string. This is due to a redundant UVector entry clean up function call.

Recommendations For International Components for Unicode (ICU) for C/C++ versions through 59.1, consider updating to a version that fixes the double free issue in the i18n/zonemeta.cpp component to prevent remote code execution. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Double Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-415

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-02519

CVE-2017-14952

MGASA-2017-0411

OPENSUSE-SU-2018_1422-1

SUSE-SU-2018:1401-1

SUSE-SU-2018:1401-2

SUSE-SU-2018:1602-1

USN-3458-1

USN-3458-2

Affected Products

International Components For Unicode (Icu) For C/C++

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 57

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2018:1602-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14952 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02519 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14952 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3458-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3458-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/40324/trunk/icu4c/source/i18n/zonemeta.cpp · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01661 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01660 · Security Note
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0411.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14952 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14952 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01485 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14952 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2017-0411 · Vendor Advisory