VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-5218
Buffer overflow in text-utils/colcrt.c in colcrt in util-linux before 2.27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, related to the page global variable.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.61%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.61%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in text-utils/colcrt.c in colcrt in util-linux before 2.27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, related to the page global variable.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.61% probability · 47th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- kernel/util-linux · opensuse/opensuse · opensuse project/leap
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00035.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.htmlExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259322Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/70e3fcf293c1827a2655a86584ab13075124a8a8Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/d883d64d96ab9bef510745d064a351145b9babecIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27-ReleaseNotesRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00035.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.htmlExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259322Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/70e3fcf293c1827a2655a86584ab13075124a8a8Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/d883d64d96ab9bef510745d064a351145b9babecIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27-ReleaseNotesRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.