CVE-2015-1270

The ucnv_io_getConverterName function in common/ucnv_io.cpp in International Components for Unicode (ICU), as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89, mishandles converter names with initial x- substrings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (read of uninitialized memory) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Date published : 2015-07-22

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75973

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html