ICU could be made to crash or run arbitrary code as your login if it received specially crafted input.
USN-3458-1 fixed a vulnerability in ICU. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
23 October 2017
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
ICU could be made to crash or run arbitrary code as your login if it received specially crafted input.
USN-3458-1 fixed a vulnerability in ICU. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain inputs. If an application using ICU processed crafted data, a remote attacker could possibly cause it to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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