CVE-2014-9471
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)7%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0029.htmlAdvisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62226Advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2473-1Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:179
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/4Advisory
- http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=16872Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/1Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/11Advisory