International Components for Unicode Invalid ISO Character Handling Vulnerability

BID:29488

Info

International Components for Unicode Invalid ISO Character Handling Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 29488
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-1036
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 28 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 28 2009 10:56PM
Credit: The vendor disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Pardus Linux 2008 0
ICU Project International Components for Unicode 3.8.1
ICU Project International Components for Unicode 3.8
ICU Project International Components for Unicode 3.6
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 armel
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
Apple Mac OS X 10.5
Not Vulnerable: ICU Project International Components for Unicode 4.0
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.3

Discussion

International Components for Unicode Invalid ISO Character Handling Vulnerability

The International Components for Unicode (ICU) is prone to a vulnerability related to the handling of certain invalid character sequences.

An attacker may leverage this vulnerability to bypass content filters. This may lead to cross-site scripting attacks or the disclosure of sensitive information in some cases. Other attacks are also possible.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 29412 (Apple Mac OS X 2008-003 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities), but has been given its own record to better document the vulnerability.

NOTE: This BID was formerly titled 'Apple Mac OS X International Components for Unicode Information Disclosure Vulnerability', but has been updated to better reflect the issue and the underlying vulnerable component.

Exploit / POC

International Components for Unicode Invalid ISO Character Handling Vulnerability

An attacker may exploit this issue using readily available tools. For some attacks an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

International Components for Unicode Invalid ISO Character Handling Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc

Debian Linux 4.0 arm

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc

Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc

Debian Linux 4.0 m68k

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc

Debian Linux 5.0 alpha

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc

Debian Linux 5.0 s/390

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sparc

Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 lpia

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 i386

Debian Linux 4.0 amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 5.0 hppa

Debian Linux 4.0 hppa

Debian Linux 4.0 sparc

Debian Linux 4.0 s/390

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc

Debian Linux 5.0 m68k

Debian Linux 5.0 arm

Debian Linux 4.0 alpha

Debian Linux 4.0 armel

Debian Linux 5.0 armel

Debian Linux 5.0

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 amd64

Debian Linux 4.0

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386

Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel

Debian Linux 5.0 amd64

Apple Mac OS X 10.5

Debian Linux 5.0 mips

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64

Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 4.0 mips

Debian Linux 5.0 sparc

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2

References

International Components for Unicode Invalid ISO Character Handling Vulnerability

References:

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