SB2017110820 - Fedora 27 update for icu

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SB2017110820 - Fedora 27 update for icu

Published: November 8, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017110820
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Double free memory error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14952)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to double free memory error in i18n/zonemeta.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) for C/C++. A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply a ca specially crafted string, aka a "redundant UVector entry clean up function call" issue, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References