Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-14952 · published 16 October 2017

CVE-2017-14952: Icu-project international components for unicode double free vulnerability

Icu Project · International Components For Unicode

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 5.1% · top 7.9% CWE-415 · Double free

9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5

5.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

6References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

International Components For Unicode Icu Project

References

Link	Tags
http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/40324/trunk/icu4c/source/i18n/zonemeta.cpp	Issue TrackingPatch
http://www.sourcebrella.com/blog/double-free-vulnerability-international-components-unicode-icu/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/40324/trunk/icu4c/source/i18n/zonemeta.cpp	Issue TrackingPatch
http://www.sourcebrella.com/blog/double-free-vulnerability-international-components-unicode-icu/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-14952), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.