CVE-2015-1270
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2015-1270 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of icu as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. This issue affects the versions of icu as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 6) (chromium-browser) | RHSA-2015:1499 | 2015-07-27 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | icu | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | icu | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | icu | Not affected |
External References
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