Description
The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string to the join command, when using the -i switch, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the alloca function.
Published: 2013-11-23
Score: 1.9 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-0257 The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string to the join command, when using the -i switch, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the alloca function.
History

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{'score': 0.00135}

epss

{'score': 0.00141}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T14:18:09.644Z

Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-0223

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-11-23T18:55:04.187

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-0223

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-01-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-0223 - Bugzilla

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