high
7.5
CWE
17
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2014-7923

First published: Thu Jan 22 2015(Updated: )

The Regular Expressions package in International Components for Unicode (ICU) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to a look-behind expression.

Credit: cve-coordination@google.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary EUS=6.6.z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary=6.0
openSUSE=13.1
openSUSE=13.2
ICU (International Components for Unicode)<55.1
Sun iPlanet Messaging Server=7.0.5
Sun iPlanet Messaging Server=8.0
Ubuntu=14.04
Ubuntu=14.10
Google Chrome<=40.0.2214.85

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-7923?

    CVE-2014-7923 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to remote denial of service due to memory corruption.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-7923?

    To fix CVE-2014-7923, updating to the latest version of the affected software that addresses the vulnerability is recommended.

  • Which software is affected by CVE-2014-7923?

    CVE-2014-7923 affects various versions of the ICU Regular Expressions package and specific releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and openSUSE.

  • Is my system vulnerable to CVE-2014-7923?

    You can determine if your system is vulnerable to CVE-2014-7923 by checking if it runs an affected version of ICU or the listed operating systems.

  • What type of attacks can be performed using CVE-2014-7923?

    CVE-2014-7923 can be exploited to cause denial of service through specially crafted look-behind expressions in regular expressions.

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