USN-2740-1

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    USN-2740-1

    Published: 16 Sept 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: icu vulnerabilities

    Details: Atte Kettunen discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain converter names. If an application using ICU processed crafted data, a remote attacker could possibly cause it to crash. (CVE-2015-1270) It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain memory operations when processing data. If an application using ICU processed crafted data, a remote attacker could possibly cause it to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2015-2632, CVE-2015-4760)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2740-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1270, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2632, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4760

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: icu

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -52.1-3ubuntu0.4

    Affected versions

    4.8.1.1-12ubuntu2
    4.8.1.1-13+nmu1
    4.8.1.1-13+nmu1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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