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Posted on 07 July 2015
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201507-04
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Severity: Normal
Title: International Components for Unicode: Multiple
vulnerabilities
Date: July 07, 2015
Bugs: #546156
ID: 201507-04
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in International Components
for Unicode, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a
Denial of Service condition.
Background
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International Components for Unicode is a set of C/C++ and Java
libraries providing Unicode and Globalization support for software
applications.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/icu < 55.1 >= 55.1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in International
Components for Unicode. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced
below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All International Components for Unicode users should upgrade to the
latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/icu-55.1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8146
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8146
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-8147
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8147
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-04
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
