CVE-2014-9911
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ures_getByKeyWithFallback function in common/uresbund.cpp in...
CVE-2014-9911 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Icu-project International Components For Unicode, published November 27, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.56%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in icu 55.1-3.
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ures_getByKeyWithFallback function in common/uresbund.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 54.1 for C/C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted uloc_getDisplayName call.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ures_getByKeyWithFallback function in common/uresbund.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 54.1 for C/C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted uloc_getDisplayName call.
- Record
CVE-2014-9911- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ures_getByKeyWithFallback function in common/uresbund.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 54.1 for C/C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted uloc_getDisplayName call.
- Record
CVE-2014-9911- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-9716 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ures_getByKeyWithFallback function in common/uresbund.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 54.1 for C/C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted uloc_getDisplayName call.
- Record
EUVD-2014-9716- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-968j-j287-m7jc
9.8
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ures_getByKeyWithFallback function in common/uresbund.cpp in...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ures_getByKeyWithFallback function in common/uresbund.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 54.1 for C/C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted uloc_getDisplayName call.
- Record
GHSA-968j-j287-m7jc- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ures_getByKeyWithFallback function in common/uresbund.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 54.1 for C/C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted uloc_getDisplayName call.
- Record
CVE-2014-9911- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-9911
9.8
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ures_getByKeyWithFallback function in common/uresbund.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 54.1 for C/C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted uloc_getDisplayName call.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9911- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9911
9.8
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ures_getByKeyWithFallback function in common/uresbund.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 54.1 for C/C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted uloc_getDisplayName call.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9911- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0404 No score
Updated icu packages fix security vulnerability
Stack overflow in ures_getByKeyWithFallback() in ICU before 54.1 could lead to a crash (CVE-2014-9911).
It was found that a big locale string causes a stack based overflow inside libicu in locid.cpp (CVE-2016-7415)
- Record
MGASA-2016-0404- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-RU-2018:0028-1 No score
Recommended update for icu
This update for icu fixes the following issue:
- Fix international date/time format output (a regression caused by the fix for CVE-2014-9911) (bsc#1037416).
- Record
SUSE-RU-2018:0028-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:0256-1 No score
Security update for icu
This update for icu fixes the following security issues:
- Passing a locale string longer than 255 characters to uloc_getDisplayName() could have caused a buffer overflow resulting in denial of service or possible code execution (bsc#1012224, CVE-2014-9911).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2017:0256-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3227-1 No score
icu vulnerabilities
It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain memory operations when processing data. 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.
- Record
USN-3227-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
icuDebian:12 |
before 55.1-3 | 55.1-3 |
icuDebian:13 |
before 55.1-3 | 55.1-3 |
icuDebian:14 |
before 55.1-3 | 55.1-3 |
icuDebian:7 |
before 4.8.1.1-12+deb7u6, plus listed versions 4.8.1.1-124.8.1.1-12+deb7u14.8.1.1-12+deb7u24.8.1.1-12+deb7u34.8.1.1-12+deb7u44.8.1.1-12+deb7u5 |
4.8.1.1-12+deb7u6 |
icuDebian:8 |
before 52.1-8+deb8u4, plus listed versions 52.1-852.1-8+deb8u252.1-8+deb8u3 |
52.1-8+deb8u4 |
icuMageia:5 |
before 53.1-12.6.mga5 | 53.1-12.6.mga5 |
icuSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
before 4.0-47.3.2 | 4.0-47.3.2 |
icuSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
before 4.0-47.3.2 | 4.0-47.3.2 |
icuSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
before 4.0-47.3.2 | 4.0-47.3.2 |
icuSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
before 4.0-43.1 | 4.0-43.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
icuSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
before 4.0-43.1 | 4.0-43.1 |
icuSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
before 4.0-43.1 | 4.0-43.1 |
icuUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 52.1-3ubuntu0.5, plus listed versions 4.8.1.1-12ubuntu24.8.1.1-13+nmu14.8.1.1-13+nmu1ubuntu152.1-352.1-3ubuntu0.252.1-3ubuntu0.352.1-3ubuntu0.4 |
52.1-3ubuntu0.5 |
androidUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 20150818-1500-0ubuntu220150818-1500-0ubuntu320160307-0742-0ubuntu320160330-0939-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
mozjs24Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 24.2.0-3ubuntu124.2.0-3ubuntu224.2.0-3ubuntu2.1 |
None known |
icuUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 55.1-7ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 55.1-4ubuntu155.1-6ubuntu155.1-7 |
55.1-7ubuntu0.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/35699
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1383569
securitytracker.com/id/1037556
securityfocus.com/bid/94520
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/25/1
bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67397
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bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/1089
oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9911
github.com/advisories/GHSA-968j-j287-m7jc
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9911
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0404.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19840
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/OAJGWQ3FEZJMVTFPJHKJJPCUKMX7XBTX
suse.com/support/update/announcement//suse-ru-20180028-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1037416
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9911
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20170256-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1012224
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9911
bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/10891
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3227-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9911
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4844
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0494
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6293
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7415