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CVE-2014-9471

The parse_datetime function in GNU coreutils allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly ex

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.04258
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
gnu coreutils< 8.23
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocdebbugs.gnu.org · bugreport.cgi?bug=16872debbugs.gnu.org
pocbugs.debian.org · bugreport.cgi?bug=766147bugs.debian.org
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD16 Jan 2015 · 04:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
usnUSN-2473-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0792-1
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0029.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62226Third Party Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2473-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:179Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/1ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/4Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
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