CVE-2015-1270

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-19

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 23, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-1270: Medium severity, CVSS 6.8 | Vulnix