UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14952

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2017-14952
Downstream
USN-3458-1
Published: 16 Oct 2017, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 11:04

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Oct 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 11:04
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Double free in i18n/zonemeta.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) for C/C++ through 59.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string, aka a "redundant UVector entry clean up function call" issue.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•icu

    < 52.1-3ubuntu0.7 | < 55.1-7ubuntu0.3

References (6)