CVE-2015-1270
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-1270 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Chrome |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-07-23 00:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The ucnv_io_getConverterName function in common/ucnv_io.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU), as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, mishandles converter names with initial x- substrings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read of uninitialized memory) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Chrome | All | All | All | All | |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Oracle | Solaris | 11.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus | 6.7z | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary | 6.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Google Chrome Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Same-Origin Restrictions, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Spoof URLs - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Issue 444573 - chromium - Use-of-uninitialized-value in ucnv_io_getConverterName_52 - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Google Project Hosting | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | code.google.com | |
| Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | googlechromereleases.blogspot.com | |
| USN-2740-1: ICU vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - October 2015 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3360-1 icu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1287-1: important: Security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| f1ad7f9ba957571dc692ea3e187612c685615e19 - chromium/deps/icu - Git at Google | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | chromium.googlesource.com | |
| Google Chrome Prior to 44.0.2403.89 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201603-09) — Gentoo security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3315-1 chromium-browser | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Issue 1157143002: Roll ICU from 5788e2736b3bc to f1ad7f9ba957 - Code Review | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | codereview.chromium.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.