Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 25, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-6293
CVE-2016-6293
Description
The uloc_acceptLanguageFromHTTP function in common/uloc.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) through 57.1 for C/C++ does not ensure that there is a '\0' character at the end of a certain temporary array, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a call with a long httpAcceptLanguage argument.
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References
5- bugs.php.net/72533nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92127nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-58nvdThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/24/2nvdMailing List
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.htmlnvd
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