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ALPINE-CVE-2016-6293
ALPINE-CVE-2016-6293
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
The uloc_acceptLanguageFromHTTP function in common/uloc.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) through 57.1 for C/C++ does not ensure that there is a '\0' character at the end of a certain temporary array, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a call with a long httpAcceptLanguage argument.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.11 | icu | 57.1-r0, 49.1.2-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | icu | 0, 57.1-r0, 56.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | icu | 0, 57.1-r0, 56.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | icu | 50.1.1-r1, 0, 4.1.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | icu | 4.8-r0, 4.8.1.1-r0, 4.8.1.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | icu | 4.2.1-r0, 57.1-r0, 56.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | icu | 4.1.3-r0, 4.2.0.1-r0, 4.4-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | icu | 53.1-r0, 57.1-r0, 56.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | icu | 52.1-r0, 4.1.3-r0, 4.4.1-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.4 | icu | 55.1-r2, 50.1-r1, 57.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | icu | 56.1-r0, 4.1.3-r0, 4.4.1-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | icu | 4.8.1-r0, 57.1-r0, 56.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | icu | 4.4.1-r1, 4.2.1-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | icu | 57.1-r0, 0, 4.1.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | icu | 4.4.2-r1, 4.4-r2, 4.4.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | icu | 0, 57.1-r0, 56.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | icu | 4.2.0.1-r0, 4.2.1-r0, 4.4-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | icu | 57.1-r0, 56.1-r0, 55.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | icu | 53.1-r0, 0, 4.1.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | icu | 4.8.1.1-r1, 50.1.1-r1, 4.2.1-r0 |
Timeline
- Jul 25, 2016 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch