Buffer overflow in Icu-project International_components_for_unicode
CVE-2017-7867
International Components for Unicode (ICU) for C/C++ before 2017-02-13 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the utf8TextAccess function in common/utext.cpp and the utext_setNativeIndex* function.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.011 (78.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Icu-project International_components_for_unicode
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7867?
- CVE-2017-7867 is a high-severity vulnerability in Icu-project International_components_for_unicode, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7867?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-7867 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.