CVE-2016-7415: Stack-based buffer overflow in the Locale class in common/locid.cpp in International Components for Unicode...

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CVE-2016-7415 is a stack buffer overflow in ICU locale handling. An attacker who can supply an overly long locale string may crash an affected application, causing denial of service. The sources also mention possible unspecified other impact, but do not establish practical code execution or active exploitation. Exposure is most likely in applications or platforms using ICU through 57.1 that process attacker-controlled locale identifiers. Downstream exposure may exist through OS packages, language runtimes, or products bundling ICU, but exact affected products are not fully identified in the supplied data. Treat this as a targeted availability risk for systems that rely on older ICU and accept locale input from users. Prioritize internet-facing and business-critical services first. Urgency is lower than confirmed exploited vulnerabilities, but stale ICU dependencies should be removed from production. Mitigation focus: Inventory ICU versions in applications, runtimes, containers, and operating-system packages.; Prioritize systems using ICU 57.1 or earlier where locale input is externally influenced.; Apply vendor updates from OS, runtime, or product maintainers..

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Jun 13, 2026, 13:39 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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