USN-3274-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3274-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3274-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3274-1
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Published
2017-05-02T18:23:41.658832Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:52:57.339041Z
Summary
icu vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain memory operations when processing data. If an application using ICU processed crafted data, a remote attacker could possibly cause it to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@52.1-3ubuntu0.6?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
52.1-3ubuntu0.6

Affected versions

4.*

4.8.1.1-12ubuntu2
4.8.1.1-13+nmu1
4.8.1.1-13+nmu1ubuntu1

52.*

52.1-3
52.1-3ubuntu0.2
52.1-3ubuntu0.3
52.1-3ubuntu0.4
52.1-3ubuntu0.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools",
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-doc",
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev",
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu52",
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu52-dbg",
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu52-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.6"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@55.1-7ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
55.1-7ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

55.*

55.1-4ubuntu1
55.1-6ubuntu1
55.1-7
55.1-7ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools",
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-doc",
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev",
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu55",
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu55-dbg",
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu55-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}