CVE-2013-0223
The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string to the join command, when using the -i switch, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string to the join command, when using the -i switch, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the alloca function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- opensuse/opensuse · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1652.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798541Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=903466Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/149348#diff_headline_coreutils-i18n-patch_diff_action_0_submit_0_19Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1652.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798541Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=903466Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/149348#diff_headline_coreutils-i18n-patch_diff_action_0_submit_0_19Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.