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Debian: DSA-2397-1 Critical: ICU Buffer Underflow Remote Execution

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Calendar Grey January 29, 2012
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Enhance your ICU libraries to address the buffer overflow vulnerability present in ICU, which could allow for the execution of unintended code.
It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the Unicode libraray ICU could lead to the execution of arbitrary code
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Summary

It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the Unicode libraray ICU
could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.8.1-3+lenny3.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.4.1-8.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.8.1.1-3.

We recommend that you upgrade your icu packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: icu
CVE ID: CVE-2011-4599

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