CVE-2014-7923: High severity red hat enterprise linux desktop vulnerability

Published Jan 22, 2015
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Updated

The Regular Expressions package in International Components for Unicode (ICU) 52 before SVN revision 292944, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, 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.

Other sources

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.

IBM

Affected Software

12 affected components
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus=6.6.z
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary=6.0
openSUSE openSUSE=13.1
openSUSE openSUSE=13.2
icu-project International Components For Unicode C\/c\+\+<55.1
Oracle Communications Messaging Server=7.0.5
Oracle Communications Messaging Server=8.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.10
Google Chrome<=40.0.2214.85

Event History

Jan 22, 2015
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description
Aug 4, 2024
Data Sourced
via IBM·07:40 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

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.

2

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.

3

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.

4

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.

5

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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