CVE-2014-8146 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in the ICU4C library via crafted text, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-8146?
CVE-2014-8146 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 25 May 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The resolveImplicitLevels function in common/ubidi.c in the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm implementation in ICU4C in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 55.1 does not properly track directionally isolated pieces of text, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted text.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8146?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Watchos, Icu-Project International Components for Unicode.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8146?
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-2014-8146 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8146 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as CVE-2015-8146, DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8146, GHSA-5v3f-x3cw-9pfr, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8146.