The resolveImplicitLevels function in common/ubidi.c in the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm implementation in ICU4C in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 55.1 uses an integer data type that is inconsistent with a header file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect malloc followed by invalid free) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted text.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2015-05-25T22:00:00

Updated: 2019-11-16T01:06:52

Reserved: 2014-10-10T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2014-8147

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-05-25T22:59:01.927

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:22:15.890


Link: CVE-2014-8147

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