USN-4305-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4305-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4305-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4305-1
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Published
2020-03-17T12:54:42.865578Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:06Z
Summary
icu vulnerability
Details

André Bargull discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm1

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
52.1-3ubuntu0.5
52.1-3ubuntu0.6
52.1-3ubuntu0.7
52.1-3ubuntu0.8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools",
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev",
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu52",
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2020-10531"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
    }
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@55.1-7ubuntu0.5?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
55.1-7ubuntu0.5

Affected versions

55.*

55.1-4ubuntu1
55.1-6ubuntu1
55.1-7
55.1-7ubuntu0.1
55.1-7ubuntu0.2
55.1-7ubuntu0.3
55.1-7ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools",
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev",
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu55",
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2020-10531"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
    }
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@60.2-3ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
60.2-3ubuntu3.1

Affected versions

57.*

57.1-6

59.*

59.1-3ubuntu1

60.*

60.1-1ubuntu2
60.2-1ubuntu1
60.2-3ubuntu1
60.2-3ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools",
            "binary_version": "60.2-3ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev",
            "binary_version": "60.2-3ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu60",
            "binary_version": "60.2-3ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libiculx60",
            "binary_version": "60.2-3ubuntu3.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2020-10531"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
    }
}