ubuntu-cve-2025-5222
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-05-27 21:15
Modified
2026-05-20 15:15
Summary
Details
A stack buffer overflow was found in Internationl components for unicode (ICU ). While running the genrb binary, the 'subtag' struct overflowed at the SRBRoot::addTag function. This issue may lead to memory corruption and local arbitrary code execution.
Severity
7.0 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
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{
"binary_name": "icu-devtools",
"binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libicu52",
"binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm2"
}
],
"priority_reason": "DoS in a command line tool only"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
"name": "icu",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"4.8.1.1-12ubuntu2",
"4.8.1.1-13+nmu1",
"4.8.1.1-13+nmu1ubuntu1",
"52.1-3",
"52.1-3ubuntu0.2",
"52.1-3ubuntu0.3",
"52.1-3ubuntu0.4",
"52.1-3ubuntu0.5",
"52.1-3ubuntu0.6",
"52.1-3ubuntu0.7",
"52.1-3ubuntu0.8",
"52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm1",
"52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm2"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
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{
"binary_name": "icu-devtools",
"binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.5+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libicu55",
"binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.5+esm1"
}
],
"priority_reason": "DoS in a command line tool only"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
"name": "icu",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@55.1-7ubuntu0.5+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
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}
],
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}
],
"versions": [
"55.1-4ubuntu1",
"55.1-6ubuntu1",
"55.1-7",
"55.1-7ubuntu0.1",
"55.1-7ubuntu0.2",
"55.1-7ubuntu0.3",
"55.1-7ubuntu0.4",
"55.1-7ubuntu0.5",
"55.1-7ubuntu0.5+esm1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "icu-devtools",
"binary_version": "60.2-3ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libicu60",
"binary_version": "60.2-3ubuntu3.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libiculx60",
"binary_version": "60.2-3ubuntu3.2"
}
],
"priority_reason": "DoS in a command line tool only"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
"name": "icu",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@60.2-3ubuntu3.2?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"57.1-6",
"59.1-3ubuntu1",
"60.1-1ubuntu2",
"60.2-1ubuntu1",
"60.2-3ubuntu1",
"60.2-3ubuntu3",
"60.2-3ubuntu3.1",
"60.2-3ubuntu3.2"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "icu-devtools",
"binary_version": "66.1-2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libicu66",
"binary_version": "66.1-2ubuntu2.1"
}
],
"priority_reason": "DoS in a command line tool only"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "icu",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@66.1-2ubuntu2.1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
{
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{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"63.2-2",
"65.1-1ubuntu2",
"66.1-2ubuntu2",
"66.1-2ubuntu2.1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "icu-devtools",
"binary_version": "70.1-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libicu70",
"binary_version": "70.1-2"
}
],
"priority_reason": "DoS in a command line tool only"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "icu",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@70.1-2?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
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}
],
"versions": [
"67.1-7ubuntu1",
"70.1-2"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "icu-devtools",
"binary_version": "74.2-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libicu74",
"binary_version": "74.2-1ubuntu3.1"
}
],
"priority_reason": "DoS in a command line tool only"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
"name": "icu",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@74.2-1ubuntu3.1?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
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}
],
"versions": [
"72.1-3ubuntu3",
"72.1-4ubuntu1",
"74.2-1ubuntu1",
"74.2-1ubuntu3",
"74.2-1ubuntu3.1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "icu-devtools",
"binary_version": "76.1-4ubuntu2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libicu76",
"binary_version": "76.1-4ubuntu2"
}
],
"priority_reason": "DoS in a command line tool only"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
"name": "icu",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@76.1-4ubuntu2?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"76.1-1ubuntu2",
"76.1-4ubuntu1",
"76.1-4ubuntu2"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "icu-devtools",
"binary_version": "78.2-2ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libicu78",
"binary_version": "78.2-2ubuntu1"
}
],
"priority_reason": "DoS in a command line tool only"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
"name": "icu",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@78.2-2ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"76.1-4ubuntu2",
"78.1-1ubuntu1",
"78.1-2ubuntu2",
"78.2-1ubuntu1",
"78.2-2ubuntu1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "A stack buffer overflow was found in Internationl components for unicode (ICU ). While running the genrb binary, the \u0027subtag\u0027 struct overflowed at the SRBRoot::addTag function. This issue may lead to memory corruption and local arbitrary code execution.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5222",
"modified": "2026-05-20T15:15:57Z",
"published": "2025-05-27T21:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-5222"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5222"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "low",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2025-5222"
]
}
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