DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1270

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1270 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0

8.699999809265137

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:11	icu	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	icu	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	icu	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	icu	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Jul 23, 2015 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1270 advisory

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