CVE-2025-5222
ICU Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 27, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 15, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-5222 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-5222
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-5222.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5222 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368600 | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00015.html |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Debian build files for icu 74.2 with a patch to fix CVE-2025-5222
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Dockerfile Shell
All Public RunWhen Helm Charts - Managed by terraform
Smarty Shell
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Dockerfile Python
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security cve exploit poc vulnerability
Unifi Controller (DB included)
Dockerfile Shell
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-5222 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-5222 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Jun. 15, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00015.html -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 27, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-120 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5222 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368600
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-5222 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-5222
weaknesses.