1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3458-2

USN-3458-2: ICU vulnerability

Publication date

23 October 2017

Overview

ICU could be made to crash or run arbitrary code as your login if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • icu - International Components for Unicode library

Details

USN-3458-1 fixed a vulnerability in ICU. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain inputs. If an
application using ICU processed crafted data, a remote attacker could
possibly cause it to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code with
the privileges of the user invoking the program.

USN-3458-1 fixed a vulnerability in ICU. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain inputs. If an
application using ICU processed crafted data, a remote attacker could
possibly cause it to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code with
the privileges of the user invoking the program.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
12.04 precise libicu48 –  4.8.1.1-3ubuntu0.9
lib32icu48 –  4.8.1.1-3ubuntu0.9

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