CVE-2017-14952
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 5.1% (pctl 92)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Double free in i18n/zonemeta.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) for C/C++ through 59.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string, aka a "redundant UVector entry clean up function call" issue.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 5.1% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-415 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-10-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| icu-project | international components for unicode |
References
- http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/40324/trunk/icu4c/source/i18n/zonemeta.cpp
- http://www.sourcebrella.com/blog/double-free-vulnerability-international-components-unicode-icu/
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/40324/trunk/icu4c/source/i18n/zonemeta.cpp
- http://www.sourcebrella.com/blog/double-free-vulnerability-international-components-unicode-icu/
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
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