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 44.0.2403.89, mishandles converter names with initial x-
02 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-
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 85.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-07-23 00:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 04:40Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-01-21
- Assigning CNA
- Chrome
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 791471aa59f6c47e5241faf44d03359cbb65c277b3688153c13fbd1492f7c014
05 Affected products
06 References
- codereview.chromium.orghttps://codereview.chromium.org/1157143002/
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1499http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:1287http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00038.html
- www.securitytracker.com1033031http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033031
- code.google.comhttps://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=444573
- www.debian.orgDSA-3360http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3360
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2740-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2740-1
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201603-09https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
- www.securityfocus.com75973http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75973
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.comhttp://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html
- chromium.googlesource.comhttps://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/deps/icu/+/f1ad7f9ba957571dc692ea3e187612c685615e19
- www.debian.orgDSA-3315http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3315
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- icu Fixed in 55.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- icu Fixed in 55.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- icu Fixed in 55.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- chromium-browser Fixed in 44.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1095
- icu Fixed in 52.1-3ubuntu0.4
- oxide-qt Fixed in 1.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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