CVE-2014-9471
The parse_datetime function in GNU coreutils allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted date string, as demonstrated by the "--date=TZ="123"345" @1" string to the touch or date command.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The parse_datetime function in GNU coreutils allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted date string, as demonstrated by the "--date=TZ="123"345" @1" string to the touch or date command.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.09% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/coreutils · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0029.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=16872Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62226Third Party Advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2473-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:179Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/11Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=766147Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-22Third Party Advisory
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0029.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=16872Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62226Third Party Advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2473-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:179Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/11Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=766147Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-22Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.