CVE-2011-4599

icu: Stack-based buffer overflow by canonicalizing the given localeID

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _canonicalize function in common/uloc.c in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 49.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted locale ID that is not properly handled during variant canonicalization.

Un desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en la función _canonicalize en common/uloc.c en International Componentes for Unicode (ICU) antes de v49.1 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección a través de un identificador de configuración regional modificado a mano que no es debidamente manejado durante la canonización de variantes.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-11-29 CVE Reserved
2011-12-14 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-09-03 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CAPEC

References (18)

URL	Tag	Source
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=106441	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/2	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/5	Mailing List
http://www.osvdb.org/77698	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71726	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51006	2023-02-13

URL	Date	SRC
http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/8984	2023-02-13
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-01/msg00035.html	2023-02-13
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1815.html	2023-02-13
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1348-1	2023-02-13
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2397	2023-02-13
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:194	2023-02-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4599	2011-12-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=765812	2011-12-13

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Icu-project Search vendor "Icu-project"		International Components For Unicode Search vendor "Icu-project" for product "International Components For Unicode"				< 49.1 Search vendor "Icu-project" for product "International Components For Unicode" and version " < 49.1"		c\/c\+\+		Affected