CVE-2014-8147
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-8147 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-05-25 22:59:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| 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 uses an integer data type that is inconsistent with a header file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect malloc followed by invalid free) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted text. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Apple | Mac Os X | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Watchos | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Icu-project | International Components For Unicode | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pony Mail! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apache.org | |
| About the security content of watchOS 2 - Apple Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | Third Party Advisory |
| ICU Project ICU4C Library Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3 OS X El Capitan 10.11 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | Mailing List |
| System dashboard - Unicode Consortium | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.icu-project.org | Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2015 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Patch |
| raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/generic/i-c-u-fail.txt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | raw.githubusercontent.com | Exploit |
| Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - October 2015 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Third Party Advisory |
| International Components for Unicode: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201507-04) — Gentoo Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Vulnerability Note VU#602540 - ICU Project ICU4C library contains multiple overflow vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kb.cert.org | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2019 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11 - Apple Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3323-1 icu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - [CVE-2014-8146/8147] - ICU heap and integer overflows / I-C-U-FAIL | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | Mailing List |
| APPLE-SA-2015-09-21-1 watchOS 2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | Mailing List |
| Full Disclosure: [CVE-2014-8146/8147] - ICU heap and integer overflows / I-C-U-FAIL | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Pony Mail! | MITRE | lists.apache.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.