CVE-2016-6293
icu - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.1%
Description
The uloc_acceptLanguageFromHTTP function in common/uloc.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) through 57.1 for C/C++ does not ensure that there is a '\0' character at the end of a certain temporary array, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a call with a long httpAcceptLanguage argument.
How to fix CVE-2016-6293
To remediate CVE-2016-6293, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 57.1-r1 or later
- —upgrade to 57.1-4 or later
- —upgrade to 4.8.1.1-12+deb7u5 or later
Is CVE-2016-6293 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 57.1-r1
- from 0, < 57.1-4
- from 0, < 4.8.1.1-12+deb7u5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |