CVE - CVE-2014-8147

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-8147	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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FULLDISC:20150505 [CVE-2014-8146/8147] - ICU heap and integer overflows / I-C-U-FAIL URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/14 MLIST:[oss-security] 20150505 [CVE-2014-8146/8147] - ICU heap and integer overflows / I-C-U-FAIL URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/05/6 MISC:https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/generic/i-c-u-fail.txt CONFIRM:http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/37080 CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/HT205213 CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/HT205267 CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html APPLE:APPLE-SA-2015-09-21-1 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html APPLE:APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html DEBIAN:DSA-3323 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3323 GENTOO:GLSA-201507-04 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-04 CERT-VN:VU#602540 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/602540 BID:74457 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74457
Assigning CNA
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Date Entry Created
20141010	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20141010)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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