SB2016110139 - Fedora 24 update for icu
Published: November 1, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016110139
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6293)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the uloc_acceptLanguageFromHTTP function in common/uloc.cpp for C/C++ does not ensure that there is a '' character at the end of a certain temporary array. A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply a call with a long httpAcceptLanguage argument, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.