CVE-2014-9471
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CVE-2014-9471 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 7.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Coreutils | < 8.23 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 10.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
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.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.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
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- Status
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