USN-3458-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3458-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3458-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3458-1
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Published
2017-10-23T17:10:02.059043Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:30Z
Summary
icu vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain inputs. 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@52.1-3ubuntu0.7?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
52.1-3ubuntu0.7

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
52.1-3ubuntu0.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.7",
            "binary_name": "libicu52"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-14952",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3458-1.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@55.1-7ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
55.1-7ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

55.*

55.1-4ubuntu1
55.1-6ubuntu1
55.1-7
55.1-7ubuntu0.1
55.1-7ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libicu55"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-14952",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3458-1.json"