DSA-1889-1 icu -- programming error

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1889-1 icu -- programming error

Date Reported:

16 Sep 2009

Affected Packages:

icu

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2009-0153.

More information:

It was discovered that the ICU unicode library performed incorrect processing of invalid multibyte sequences, resulting in potential bypass of security mechanisms.

For the old stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 3.6-2etch4.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 3.8.1-3+lenny2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 4.0.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your icu packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/icu_3.6-2etch4.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/icu_3.6-2etch4.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/icu_3.6.orig.tar.gz

Architecture-independent component:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/icu-doc_3.6-2etch4_all.deb

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36_3.6-2etch4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36-dev_3.6-2etch4_alpha.deb

AMD64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36_3.6-2etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36-dev_3.6-2etch4_amd64.deb

HP Precision:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36_3.6-2etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36-dev_3.6-2etch4_hppa.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36-dev_3.6-2etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36_3.6-2etch4_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36_3.6-2etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36-dev_3.6-2etch4_ia64.deb

Big-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36_3.6-2etch4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36-dev_3.6-2etch4_mips.deb

Little-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36-dev_3.6-2etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36_3.6-2etch4_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36-dev_3.6-2etch4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36_3.6-2etch4_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36-dev_3.6-2etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36_3.6-2etch4_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36-dev_3.6-2etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu36_3.6-2etch4_sparc.deb

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/icu_3.8.1-3+lenny2.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/icu_3.8.1.orig.tar.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/icu_3.8.1-3+lenny2.dsc

Architecture-independent component:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/icu-doc_3.8.1-3+lenny2_all.deb

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38_3.8.1-3+lenny2_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu-dev_3.8.1-3+lenny2_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38-dbg_3.8.1-3+lenny2_alpha.deb

AMD64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38_3.8.1-3+lenny2_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/lib32icu38_3.8.1-3+lenny2_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38-dbg_3.8.1-3+lenny2_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu-dev_3.8.1-3+lenny2_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/lib32icu-dev_3.8.1-3+lenny2_amd64.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38_3.8.1-3+lenny2_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu-dev_3.8.1-3+lenny2_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38-dbg_3.8.1-3+lenny2_arm.deb

ARM EABI:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38_3.8.1-3+lenny2_armel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu-dev_3.8.1-3+lenny2_armel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38-dbg_3.8.1-3+lenny2_armel.deb

HP Precision:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38_3.8.1-3+lenny2_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu-dev_3.8.1-3+lenny2_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38-dbg_3.8.1-3+lenny2_hppa.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38-dbg_3.8.1-3+lenny2_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu-dev_3.8.1-3+lenny2_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38_3.8.1-3+lenny2_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38_3.8.1-3+lenny2_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu-dev_3.8.1-3+lenny2_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38-dbg_3.8.1-3+lenny2_ia64.deb

Big-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38_3.8.1-3+lenny2_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu-dev_3.8.1-3+lenny2_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38-dbg_3.8.1-3+lenny2_mips.deb

Little-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu-dev_3.8.1-3+lenny2_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38_3.8.1-3+lenny2_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38-dbg_3.8.1-3+lenny2_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38-dbg_3.8.1-3+lenny2_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu-dev_3.8.1-3+lenny2_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38_3.8.1-3+lenny2_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu-dev_3.8.1-3+lenny2_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38_3.8.1-3+lenny2_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38-dbg_3.8.1-3+lenny2_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu-dev_3.8.1-3+lenny2_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38-dbg_3.8.1-3+lenny2_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/icu/libicu38_3.8.1-3+lenny2_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.