USN-3227-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3227-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3227-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3227-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2017-03-13T16:42:15.273087Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:21Z
Summary
icu vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain memory operations when processing data. 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@52.1-3ubuntu0.5?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
52.1-3ubuntu0.5

Affected versions

4.*

4.8.1.1-12ubuntu2
4.8.1.1-13+nmu1
4.8.1.1-13+nmu1ubuntu1

52.*

52.1-3
52.1-3ubuntu0.2
52.1-3ubuntu0.3
52.1-3ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libicu52"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2014-9911"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2015-4844"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2016-0494"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2016-6293"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2016-7415"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
    }
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@55.1-7ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
55.1-7ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

55.*

55.1-4ubuntu1
55.1-6ubuntu1
55.1-7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libicu55"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2015-4844"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2016-0494"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2016-6293"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2016-7415"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
    }
}