CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2014-9471

Published: Jan 16, 2015 | Modified: Dec 08, 2020
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
2.6 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

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=123345 @1 string to the touch or date command.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Coreutils Gnu * 8.23 (excluding)
Coreutils Ubuntu lucid *
Coreutils Ubuntu precise *
Coreutils Ubuntu trusty *
Coreutils Ubuntu upstream *

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