CVE-2014-8147

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 11
Modified
Published: 25 May 2015, 22:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 13:10

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
48/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
41.9% HIGH
42% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
3 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

25 May 2015, 22:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 13:10
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 41.90%• Percentile: 98%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-189•Numeric Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.

Affected Systems

  • apple•mac_os_x

    ≤ 10.10.4

  • apple•watchos

    ≤ 1.0.1

  • icu-project•international_components_for_unicode

    < 55.1

References (16)