CVE-2014-8147 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 41.90% · 97.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
41.90%
97.4th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSicu0, 4.8.1.1-12ubuntu2, 4.8.1.1-13+nmu1

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