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CVE-2014-8147

icu: integer truncation in the resolveImplicitLevels function

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

1.2

CVSS 2.0

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Published · May 5, 2015

Updated · November 21, 2025

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 uses an integer data type that is inconsistent with a header file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect malloc followed by invalid free) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted text.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 1.2
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound