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CVE-2015-1270

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, mishan…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
GoogleChrome
through 43.0.2357.134
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary
Version 6.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Supplementary
Version 6.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus
Version 6.7z
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary
Version 6.0
OpensuseOpensuse
Versions 13.1, 13.2
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0
OracleSolaris
Version 11.3

Weakness classification

References