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CVE-2011-4599 Details

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _canonicalize function in common/uloc.c in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 49.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted locale ID that is not properly handled during variant canonicalization.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/8984	CVE	Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=106441	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-01/msg00035.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1815.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47146	CVE	Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47227	CVE	Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47674	CVE	Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47714	CVE	Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47775	CVE	Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71726	CVE	VDB Entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1348-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2397	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:194	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/2	CVE	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/5	CVE	Mailing List
http://www.osvdb.org/77698	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51006	CVE	PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/8984	[email protected]	Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=106441	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-01/msg00035.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1815.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47146	[email protected]	Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47227	[email protected]	Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47674	[email protected]	Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47714	[email protected]	Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47775	[email protected]	Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71726	[email protected]	VDB Entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1348-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2397	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:194	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/2	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/5	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://www.osvdb.org/77698	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51006	[email protected]	PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
icu-project international components for unicode	< 49.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:icu-project:international_components_for_unicode::::::c/c++::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 24, 2018	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 22, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]