CVE-2017-14952

Double free in i18n/zonemeta.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) for C/C++ through 59.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string, aka a "redundant UVector entry clean up function call" issue.

Published: 2017-10-16 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-14952 is rated High Risk (73.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.10%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.15% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-14952

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.94% 5.10% +2.15%
2 2026-01-14 2.59% 2.94% +0.35%
3 2025-12-28 — 2.59% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-14952

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-14952

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-14952

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-14952 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (icu), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14952
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14952
suse medium CVE-2017-14952 severity moderate: SUSE including 13 source package names (icu-4.0-47.6.1, icu-52.1-8.7.1, …), 140 product×package rows across 50 product lines (Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-BYOS, Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-Basic-On-Demand, … (50 product lines)): Fixed 140. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14952/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-14952 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (icu), 5 status rows across 5 suites (artful, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14952

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-14952

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
icu-project international_components_for_unicode <= 59.1 cpe:2.3:a:icu-project:international_components_for_unicode:*:*:*:*:*:c\/c\+\+:*:*

References for CVE-2017-14952

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