Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.04 : icu vulnerabilities (USN-2740-1)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 85982
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VPR Score: 6
Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
Atte Kettunen discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain converter names. If an application using ICU processed crafted data, a remote attacker could possibly cause it to crash. (CVE-2015-1270)It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain memory operations when processing data. If an application using ICU processed crafted data, a remote attacker could possibly cause it to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2015-2632, CVE-2015-4760).
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Solution
Update the affected libicu48 and / or libicu52 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 85982
File Name: ubuntu_USN-2740-1.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 9/17/2015
Updated: 1/19/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
Risk Factor: Critical
VPR Score: 6
CVSS v2.0
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libicu48, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libicu52, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/16/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/16/2015
Reference Information
USN: 2740-1