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CVE-2014-9911

Published: Jan 4, 2017Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.4%
Top 8.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ures_getByKeyWithFallback function in common/uresbund.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 54.1 for C/C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted uloc_getDisplayName call.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

international components for unicodeicu-project
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
n/an/a
icu-projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka international components for unicode

Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/35699
bugs.icu-project.org
http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/1089
bugs.icu-project.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/25/1
openwall.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 4, 2017
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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