CVE-2024-0684
Coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- Feb 6, 2024
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 18, 2024
Description
A flaw was found in the GNU coreutils "split" program. A heap overflow with user-controlled data of multiple hundred bytes in length could occur in the line_bytes_split() function, potentially leading to an application crash and denial of service.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | fedora |
Weaknesses
- CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
coreutils |
|
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0684vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2258948issue-tracking
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/2
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0001/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2KAURFJIEYY2BWCPN4AZDYCVMFD5J4GB/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
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