CVE-2014-9911 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via a crafted call 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-2014-9911?
CVE-2014-9911 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2017. 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 ures_getByKeyWithFallback function in common/uresbund.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 54.1 for C/C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted uloc_getDisplayName call.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9911?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (6)
icu SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | All versions | 4.0-43.1 |
icu SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | All versions | 4.0-47.3.2 |
icu SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | All versions | 4.0-43.1 |
icu SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | All versions | 4.0-47.3.2 |
icu SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | All versions | 4.0-43.1 |
icu SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | All versions | 4.0-47.3.2 |
Products include Icu-Project International Components for Unicode.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9911?
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-2014-9911 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9911 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9911, GHSA-968j-j287-m7jc, SUSE-RU-2018:0028-1, SUSE-SU-2017:0256-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9911.