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CVE-2014-9911

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-9911 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting International Components for Unicode (ICU) before version 54.1 for C/C++. This flaw, residing in the ures_getByKeyWithFallback function, can be triggered remotely via a crafted uloc_getDisplayName call. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a high risk of denial of service and potentially other unspecified impacts, including compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 54.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:icu-project:international_components_for_unicode:*:*:*:*:*:c\/c\+\+:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0546 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Directory Server 8Fixed in: icu
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: icu
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: icu
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: icu
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: icu

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-9911Moderate

icu: stack-based buffer overflow in uloc_getDisplayName

Nov 22, 2016

References

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