Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting coreutils package, versions [7.2,]
Threat Intelligence
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- published6 Jul 2025
- disclosed27 May 2025
- creditAlan Coopersmith
Introduced: 27 May 2025
CVE-2025-5278 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow through the begfield function. An attacker can cause the application to crash or potentially leak sensitive information by supplying a specially crafted command using the traditional key format.