International Components for Unicode up to 55.0 common/ubidi.c resolveImplicitLevels numeric error
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in International Components for Unicode up to 55.0. Affected is the function resolveImplicitLevels
of the file common/ubidi.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The resolveImplicitLevels function in common/ubidi.c in the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm implementation in ICU4C in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 55.1 uses an integer data type that is inconsistent with a header file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect malloc followed by invalid free) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted text.
The weakness was presented 05/25/2015 by Pedro Ribeiro with Agile Information Security as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-8147 since 10/10/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83345 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 14.10 / 15.04 : icu vulnerabilities (USN-2605-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170327 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for icu (SUSE-SU-2017:2318-1)).
Upgrading to version 55.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (83345). See 75527, 77784, 77884 and 78101 for similar entries.
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Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 83345
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 14.10 / 15.04 : icu vulnerabilities (USN-2605-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 703323
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3323-1 (icu - security update)
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Upgrade: International Components for Unicode 55.1
Timeline
10/10/2014 🔍05/05/2015 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: USN-2605-1⛔Researcher: Pedro Ribeiro
Organization: Agile Information Security
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CVE: CVE-2014-8147 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 50421 - International Components for Unicode (ICU) <55.1 Remote DoS or Code Execution via Crafted Text - CVE-2014-8147, High
SecurityFocus: 74457 - ICU Project ICU4C Library Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 05/26/2015 10:26Updated: 05/19/2022 10:05
Changes: 05/26/2015 10:26 (63), 06/30/2017 05:47 (11), 05/19/2022 10:04 (3), 05/19/2022 10:05 (2)
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