CVE-2011-4599 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted locale ID due to a stack-based buffer overflow in the ICU library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-4599?
CVE-2011-4599 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _canonicalize function in common/uloc.c in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 49.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted locale ID that is not properly handled during variant canonicalization.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4599?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (32)
icu Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:3.6-5.16.1 |
icu-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:3.6-5.16.1 |
libicu Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:3.6-5.16.1 |
libicu-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:3.6-5.16.1 |
icu Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:3.6-5.16.1 |
icu-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:3.6-5.16.1 |
libicu-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:3.6-5.16.1 |
icu Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:3.6-5.16.1 |
icu-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:3.6-5.16.1 |
libicu Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:3.6-5.16.1 |
libicu-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:3.6-5.16.1 |
libicu-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:3.6-5.16.1 |
icu Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
icu-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
libicu Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
libicu-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
libicu-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
icu Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
icu-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
libicu Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
libicu-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
libicu-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
icu Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
icu-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
libicu Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
libicu-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
libicu-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
icu Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
icu-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
libicu Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
libicu-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
libicu-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:4.2.1-9.1.el6_2 |
Products include Icu-Project International Components for Unicode.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4599?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-4599 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4599 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4599, DSA-2397-1, GHSA-95hv-27rj-qc2p, RHSA-2011:1815.