CVE catalog
CVE-2014-7940
icu: CVE-2014-7940
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.07% · Oct 25, 2026
The collator implementation in i18n/ucol.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU) 52 through SVN revision 293126, as used in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91, does not initialize memory for a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted character sequence.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | icu | sid | 78.3-2 | fixed |
| Debian | icu | forky | 78.3-2 | fixed |
| Debian | icu | trixie | 76.1-4 | fixed |
| Debian | icu | bookworm | 72.1-3+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Debian | icu | bookworm-security | 72.1-3+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 14.04 | 29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 14.04 | 31.0.1650.63-0ubuntu1~20131204.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 14.04 | 32.0.1700.107-0ubuntu1~20140204.977.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 14.04 | 33.0.1750.152-0ubuntu1~pkg995.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 14.04 | 34.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 14.04 | 36.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~pkg1029 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 14.04 | 37.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1042 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 14.04 | 37.0.2062.120-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1049 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 14.04 | 38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1061 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 14.04 | 39.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1064 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | 14.04 | 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1068 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | icu | 14.04 | 4.8.1.1-12ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icu | 14.04 | 4.8.1.1-13+nmu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icu | 14.04 | 4.8.1.1-13+nmu1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icu | 14.04 | 52.1-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icu | 14.04 | 52.1-3ubuntu0.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 14.04 | 1.0.0~bzr437-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 14.04 | 1.0.0~bzr452-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 14.04 | 1.0.0~bzr475-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 14.04 | 1.0.0~bzr490-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 14.04 | 1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 14.04 | 1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 14.04 | 1.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 14.04 | 1.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 14.04 | 1.1.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 14.04 | 1.2.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 14.04 | 1.3.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | 14.04 | 1.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | icu | source | sid | 52.1-7.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [776265] |
| Debian | icu | source | forky | 52.1-7.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [776265] |
| Debian | icu | source | trixie | 52.1-7.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [776265] |
| Debian | icu | source | bookworm | 52.1-7.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [776265] |
| Ubuntu | chromium-browser | deb | 14.04 | 40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1068 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7940 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | icu | deb | 14.04 | 52.1-3ubuntu0.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7940 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | oxide-qt | deb | 14.04 | 1.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7940 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [icu-devtools]Fixed
Source package: [icu]
Details (4)
72.1-3+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
72.1-3+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
72.1-3+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
72.1-3+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
- [icu-doc]Fixed
Source package: [icu]
Details (4)
72.1-3+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
72.1-3+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
72.1-3+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
72.1-3+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
- [libicu72]Fixed
Source package: [icu]
Details (4)
72.1-3+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
72.1-3+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
72.1-3+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
72.1-3+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
- [libicu-dev]Fixed
Source package: [icu]
Details (4)
72.1-3+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
72.1-3+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
72.1-3+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
72.1-3+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · bookworm; dsa · icu · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [icu-devtools]Fixed
Source package: [icu]
Details (2)
76.1-4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · 13
76.1-4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · 13
- [icu-doc]Fixed
Source package: [icu]
Details (2)
76.1-4· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · 13
76.1-4· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · 13
- [libicu76]Fixed
Source package: [icu]
Details (2)
76.1-4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · 13
76.1-4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · 13
- [libicu-dev]Fixed
Source package: [icu]
Details (2)
76.1-4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · 13
76.1-4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
52.1-7.1dsa · icu · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10171-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7940]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7940]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7940]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2014/cve-2014-7940.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2019/wid-sec-w-2025-1660.json]
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