CVE-2007-4770

N/A Unknown
Published: January 29, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

libicu in International Components for Unicode (ICU) 3.8.1 and earlier attempts to process backreferences to the nonexistent capture group zero (aka \0), which might allow context-dependent attackers to read from, or write to, out-of-bounds memory locations, related to corruption of REStackFrames.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0090.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28575
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/28615
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/28669
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/28783
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29194
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29242
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29291
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29294
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29333
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29852
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29910
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29987
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/30179
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-20.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-16.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019269
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=d03a2ffb0801221538x68825e42xb4a4aaf0fcccecbd%40mail.gmail.com
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-231641-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233922-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0043
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1511
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:026
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_23_openoffice.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2007-4770.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2007-5745.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487677/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27455
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-591-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0282
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0807/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1375/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429023
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39938
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2199
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11172
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5507
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00896.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00921.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0090.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28575
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/28615
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/28669
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/28783
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29194
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29242
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29291
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29294
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29333
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29852
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29910
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29987
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://secunia.com/advisories/30179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-20.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-16.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019269
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=d03a2ffb0801221538x68825e42xb4a4aaf0fcccecbd%40mail.gmail.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-231641-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233922-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0043
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1511
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:026
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_23_openoffice.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2007-4770.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2007-5745.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487677/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27455
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-591-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0282
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0807/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1375/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429023
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39938
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2199
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11172
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5507
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00896.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00921.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

80 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.8%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

icu-project

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