Vulnerability Description
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.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Icu-Project | International Components For Unicode | < 55.1 |
| Oracle | Communications Messaging Server | 7.0.5 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Chrome | <= 40.0.2214.85 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0047.html
- http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/11370
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62383
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62575
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62665
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2476-1
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/deps/icu52/+/3af4ce5982311035e5f36803
FAQ
What is CVE-2014-7923?
CVE-2014-7923 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). 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 ...
How severe is CVE-2014-7923?
CVE-2014-7923 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2014-7923?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary, Opensuse Opensuse.