6.8

CVE-2015-1270: debian debian_linux Data Processing Errors

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2015-0287UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1270DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1270
Published 23-07-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-1270 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Data Processing Errors vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.71%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 4
DSA-3315-1MGASA-2015-0286OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1RHSA-2015:1499USN-2677-1

Timeline

  1. 23-07-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The ucnv_io_getConverterName function in common/ucnv_io.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU), as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, mishandles converter names with initial x- substrings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read of uninitialized memory) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.71%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.02 pp

From 2.73% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat4 products
Ubuntu3 products
  • chromium-browser< 44.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1095
  • icu< 52.1-3ubuntu0.4
  • oxide-qt< 1.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
Debian2 products
Google1 product
Mageia1 product
  • icu< 53.1-12.1.mga5
Opensuse1 product
Oracle1 product

7 vendors · 13 products

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