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CVE-2014-8146

Published: May 25, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
24.3%
Top 2.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The resolveImplicitLevels function in common/ubidi.c in the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm implementation in ICU4C in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 55.1 does not properly track directionally isolated pieces of text, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted text.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

OS XApple Inc.Operating Systems
International Components for UnicodeIcu Project
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
iTunesApple Inc.Operating Systems
iOSApple Inc.
EmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
itunesapple
Desktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
apple inc.commercialUSMobile Appsaka apple
icu projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka international components for unicode, icu
applecommercialUSMobile Appsaka apple inc., apple computer
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/602540
kb.cert.org
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
oracle.com
https://support.apple.com/HT205267
support.apple.com
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Timeline

Published
May 25, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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