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title: "CVE-2008-1036\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-1036

Publication date 2 June 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The International Components for Unicode (ICU) library in Apple Mac OS X
before 10.5.3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and other operating systems
omits some invalid character sequences during conversion of some character
encodings, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site
scripting (XSS) attacks.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| icu | 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 3.8.1-2ubuntu0.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 3.8-6ubuntu0.1 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 3.6-3ubuntu0.2 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 3.4.1a-1ubuntu1.6.06.2 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1036?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| icu | * Vendor:   <http://launchpadlibrarian.net/23783267/icu.icu6175.emptysegments.patch> * Vendor:   <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=321139> * Upstream:   <http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/search?q=%22ticket:6175:%22&noquickjump=1&changeset=on> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1036)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1036)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-1036)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1036)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-747-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-747-1)
+ ICU vulnerability
+ 26 March 2009

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1036>