CVE-2011-4599

Name: CVE-2011-4599
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2012-06-21T15:55:11.067+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 8.00%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-4599 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Stack-based buffer overflow in the _canonicalize function in common/uloc.c in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 49.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted locale ID that is not properly handled during variant canonicalization.. EPSS estimates a 8.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _canonicalize function in common/uloc.c in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 49.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted locale ID that is not properly handled during variant canonicalization.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

8.00%

94.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Icu-Project	International Components For Unicode	< 49.1

References

http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/8984Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=106441Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-01/msg00035.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1815.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47146Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47227Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47674Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47714Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47775Permissions Required
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503Third Party Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1348-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2397Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:194Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/2Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/5Mailing List
http://www.osvdb.org/77698Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51006Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71726VDB Entry
http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/8984Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=106441Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-01/msg00035.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1815.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/47146Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47227Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47674Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47714Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/47775Permissions Required
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503Third Party Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1348-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2397Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:194Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/2Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/09/5Mailing List
http://www.osvdb.org/77698Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51006Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71726VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jun 21, 2012
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2011-4599?

How severe is CVE-2011-4599?

Severity scoring for CVE-2011-4599 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 8.00% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2011-4599?

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Source: NVD / NIST