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CVE-2014-9471
Published: Jan 16, 2015
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
MDVSA-2015:179
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0029.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[oss-security] 20141125 AW: parse_datetime() bug in coreutils
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=16872
x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-201612-22
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
[oss-security] 20141124 parse_datetime() bug in coreutils
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=766147
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[oss-security] 20150103 Re: parse_datetime() bug in coreutils
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
62226
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-2473-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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