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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, 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.

Published

2015-07-23T00:59:00.070

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-19
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application google chrome ≤ 43.0.2357.134 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_supplementary 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus 6.7z Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary 6.0 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 13.1 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 13.2 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System oracle solaris 11.3 Yes
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