- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3360-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS) September 15, 2015 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : icu CVE ID : CVE-2015-1270 Debian Bug : 798647 It was discovered that the International Components for Unicode (ICU) library mishandles converter names starting with x- , which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read of uninitialized memory) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 52.1-8+deb8u3. For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 55.1-5. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 55.1-5. 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: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-3360-1: icu security update
It was discovered that the International Components for Unicode (ICU) library mishandles converter names starting with x- , which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read of uninitialized memory) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
