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CVE-2015-1270
Published: Jul 23, 2015
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://codereview.chromium.org/1157143002/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2015:1499
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
openSUSE-SU-2015:1287
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
1033031
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=444573
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-3360
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
USN-2740-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
GLSA-201603-09
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
75973
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
DSA-3315
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
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