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CVE-2017-15422

6.5 · MEDIUM

Integer overflow in international date handling in International Components for Unicode (ICU) for C/C++ before 60.1, as used in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 and other products, allowed…

Published Aug 28, 2018CWE-190EPSS 2.54%

Overview

CVE-2017-15422 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 28, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Integer overflow in international date handling in International Components for Unicode (ICU) for C/C++ before 60.1, as used in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 and other products, allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3401Refchromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlRefcrbug.com/774382Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-03Refusn.ubuntu.com/3610-1/Refwww.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4150Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3401Refchromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlRefcrbug.com/774382Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-03

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15422?

CVE-2017-15422 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 28, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2017-15422?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-15422?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-15422?

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