CVE-2015-1270

Google Chrome < 43.0.2357.134 - Denial of Service via Crafted Converter Name

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The ucnv_io_getConverterName function in common/ucnv_io.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU), as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, mishandles converter names with initial x- substrings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read of uninitialized memory) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

References (13)

Core 13
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033031
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3360
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2740-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75973
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3315

Scores

EPSS 0.0119
EPSS Percentile 79.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-19
Status published
Products (9)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
google/chrome < 43.0.2357.134
opensuse/opensuse 13.1
opensuse/opensuse 13.2
oracle/solaris 11.3
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_supplementary 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus 6.7z
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary 6.0
Published Jul 23, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026