Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _canonicalize function in common/uloc.c in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 49.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted locale ID that is not properly handled during variant canonicalization.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/8984Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=106441Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-01/msg00035.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1815.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47146Permissions Required
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47227Permissions Required
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47674Permissions Required
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47714Permissions Required
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47775Permissions Required
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503Third Party Advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1348-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2397Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:194Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/2Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/5Mailing List
- http://www.osvdb.org/77698Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51006Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71726VDB Entry
- http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/8984Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=106441Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-01/msg00035.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1815.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47146Permissions Required
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47227Permissions Required
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47674Permissions Required
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47714Permissions Required
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47775Permissions Required
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503Third Party Advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1348-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2397Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:194Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/2Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/5Mailing List
- http://www.osvdb.org/77698Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51006Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71726VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 21, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified