Home/CVE/Buffer overflow in text-utils/colcrt.c in colcrt in util-linux before 2.27 allows local users to cause a denial of servi
CVE

CVE-2015-5218

Buffer overflow in text-utils/colcrt.c in colcrt in util-linux before 2.27 allows local users to cause a denial of servi

Buffer overflow in text-utils/colcrt.c in colcrt in util-linux before 2.27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, related to the page global variable.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00078
Schedule remediation
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
⬡

Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
▤

Affected Products & Versions

3
kernel util-linux<= 2.22
opensuseall versions
opensuse project leapall versions
⚠

Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocwww.spinics.net · msg11873.htmlwww.spinics.net
▣

Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
View on NVD
This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD09 Nov 2015 · 04:59 PM
⚑

Vendor Advisories

4
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10279-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2021:14693-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:2699-1
suse-csafsuse-ru-2016_1515-1
🔗

References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00035.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259322Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/70e3fcf293c1827a2655a86584ab13075124a8a8Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/d883d64d96ab9bef510745d064a351145b9babecIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27-ReleaseNotesRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Intelligence Graph · click any node to traverse
CVETechnique ActorTool Family
drag to reposition · click any node to traverse · button top-right enlarges
External lookups - second-class, for what we don’t hold ourselves
NVDCVE.orgCISAVulnersExploit-DBGitHub PoCVulnCheck KEVGreyNoise
Vulnerabilities
CISA KEV catalog
CWE weaknesses
CAPEC attack patterns
Package vulnerabilities
Threat intelligence
Threat actors
Tools & malware
ATT&CK techniques
IOCs
Detection & defense
Sigma rules
YARA rules
Atomic Red Team tests
D3FEND countermeasures
Compliance
NIST 800-53
ISO 27001:2022
SOC 2 TSC
PCI-DSS v4.0
CIS Controls v8.1
About
All capabilities
Live statistics
Data sources
Privacy policy
Terms of service
threatengine.sh  ·  Open-source threat intelligence platform  ·  100+ authoritative sources  ·  Every fact traces to its origin