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CVE-2015-1270
The ucnv_io_getConverterName function in common/ucnv_io.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU), as used in Google Chrome before…
Medium6.8EPSS 2.7%
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- Chrome
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
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References (13)
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1157143002/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:1499 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1287 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1033031 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=444573 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3360 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-2740-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- GLSA-201603-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 75973 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/deps/icu/+/f1ad7f9ba957571dc692ea3e187612c685615e19 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3315 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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