Vulnerability identifier: #VU58432
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
icu
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: ICU - International Components for Unicode
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the pkg_createWithAssemblyCode() function in the file tools/pkgdata/pkgdata.cpp. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
icu: 60.1 - 65.1
External links
http://github.com/unicode-org/icu/pull/886
http://unicode-org.atlassian.net/browse/ICU-20850
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.