CVE-2016-7415

Name: CVE-2016-7415
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-09-17T21:59:07.09+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 5.80%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-7415 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 5.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

5.80%

92.2th 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	<= 57.1

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/10Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93022Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73007Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-58Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/10Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93022Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73007Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-58Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-19Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 17, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-7415?

How severe is CVE-2016-7415?

Severity scoring for CVE-2016-7415 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 5.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7415?

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Source: NVD / NIST