GLSA-202003-15 : ICU: Integer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 134592

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202003-15 (ICU: Integer overflow)

It was discovered that ICU’s UnicodeString::doAppend() function is vulnerable to an integer overflow. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for more details.
Impact :

A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted string in an application linked against ICU, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All ICU users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/icu-65.1-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-15

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 134592

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202003-15.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 3/16/2020

Updated: 3/20/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-10531

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:icu, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/15/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-10531

GLSA: 202003-15