USN-4305-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4305-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4305-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4305-1
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Published
2020-03-17T12:54:42.865578Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:44Z
Summary
icu vulnerability
Details

André Bargull discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm1

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
52.1-3ubuntu0.7
52.1-3ubuntu0.8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm1",
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libicu52"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@55.1-7ubuntu0.5?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
55.1-7ubuntu0.5

Affected versions

55.*

55.1-4ubuntu1
55.1-6ubuntu1
55.1-7
55.1-7ubuntu0.1
55.1-7ubuntu0.2
55.1-7ubuntu0.3
55.1-7ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libicu55"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@60.2-3ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
60.2-3ubuntu3.1

Affected versions

57.*

57.1-6

59.*

59.1-3ubuntu1

60.*

60.1-1ubuntu2
60.2-1ubuntu1
60.2-3ubuntu1
60.2-3ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "60.2-3ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "60.2-3ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "60.2-3ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libicu60"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "60.2-3ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libiculx60"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}