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CVE-2024-0684

Coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Se encontró una falla en el programa "split" de GNU coreutils. Podría producirse un desbordamiento de almacenamiento dinámico con datos controlados por el usuario de varios cientos de bytes de longitud en la función line_bytes_split(), lo que podría provocar un bloqueo de la aplicación y una denegación de servicio.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-01-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-01-20 First Exploit
  • 2024-02-06 CVE Published
  • 2024-02-14 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Gnu
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Coreutils
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9.2
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Gnu
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Coreutils
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9.3
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Gnu
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Coreutils
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9.4
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