CVE-2015-1270 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the International Components for Unicode (ICU) library, specifically within the ucnv_io_getConverterName function. This flaw, present in Google Chrome before version 44.0.2403.89 and affecting various Linux distributions, allows remote attackers to trigger a read of uninitialized memory via crafted converter names. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium complexity, potentially leading to a denial of service or other unspecified impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in the KEV catalog, though it has received some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 43.0.2357.134CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.7zCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus:6.7z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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