Is CVE-2015-1270 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-1270 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-1270?

CVE-2015-1270 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-1270?

CVE-2015-1270 has an EPSS score of 2.73% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1270?

Upgrade icu on debian 11 to 55.1-5 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-1270

MEDIUMEPSS 84th pctl

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-19

How to fix

Remediation Available

icuDebian

Fixed in:55.1-5CVE-2015-1270

icuUbuntu

Fixed in:52.1-3ubuntu0.4USN-2740-1

libicu52Ubuntu

Fixed in:52.1-3ubuntu0.4USN-2740-1

liboxideqtcore0Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2USN-2677-1

oxide-qtUbuntu

Fixed in:1.8.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2USN-2677-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.73%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references13

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.