CVE-2014-9911

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2014-9911 · Published 04/01/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2014-9911 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability affecting international components for unicode (icu-project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 5.6%, higher than 92.9% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 54.1 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
international components for unicode icu-project	`< 54.1`	`54.1`

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ures_getByKeyWithFallback function in common/uresbund.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 54.1 for C/C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted uloc_getDisplayName call.

References

bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/35699 · Patch
bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/1089 · Not Applicable
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/25/1 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/94520 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1037556 · Third Party Advisory
bugs.php.net/bug.php · Patch
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking
oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

international components for unicode

icu-project

< 54.1

54.1

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