Out-of-bounds Write Affecting coreutils package, versions <9.5-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-COREUTILS-6180568
  • published19 Jan 2024
  • disclosed6 Feb 2024

Introduced: 19 Jan 2024

CVE-2024-0684  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable coreutils to version 9.5-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream coreutils package and not the coreutils package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the GNU coreutils "split" program. A heap overflow with user-controlled data of multiple hundred bytes in length could occur in the line_bytes_split() function, potentially leading to an application crash and denial of service.

CVSS Scores

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