icu: Stack based buffer overflow in locid.cpp
Published Sep 17, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.80%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Locale class in common/locid.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) through 57.1 for C/C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long locale string.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 57.1
No data.
Red Hat Directory Server 8
icu
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
icu
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
icu
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
icu
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
icu
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Directory Server 8 | icu | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | icu | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | icu | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | icu | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | icu | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.80% (0.05798) | 92.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.80% (0.05798) | 92.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 26, 2026 | 1.21% (0.01205) | 79.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 2.80% (0.02801) | 85.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 7, 2025 | 0.91% (0.00911) | 74.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.95% (0.02953) | 85.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.00% (0.07000) | 85.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.95% (0.02953) | 85.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.66% (0.01662) | 88.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.66% (0.01662) | 86.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.64% (0.01644) | 85.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93022 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7415 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73007 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377361 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7415
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-58 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7415
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/10 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93022 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7415 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73007 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377361 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7415 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-58 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7415 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory |
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