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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201711-25
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Severity: Critical
Date : 2017-11-19
CVE-ID : CVE-2017-14952
Package : icu
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-504
Summary
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The package icu before version 60.1-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code
execution.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 60.1-1.
# pacman -Syu "icu>=60.1-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 60.1.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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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.
Impact
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A remote attacker is able to execute arbitrary code on the affected
host via a specially crafted string.
References
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http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/40324/trunk/icu4c/source/i18n/zonemeta.cpp
http://www.sourcebrella.com/blog/double-free-vulnerability-international-components-unicode-icu/
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-14952
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