SB2012062107 - Buffer overflow in International Components for Unicode (ICU)

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SB2012062107 - Buffer overflow in International Components for Unicode (ICU)

Published: June 21, 2012 Updated: August 14, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2012062107
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4599)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the _canonicalize function in common/uloc.c when processing a crafted locale ID that is not properly handled during variant canonicalization. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References