CVE-2014-9471
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 7.08% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-01-16 16:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:47Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-01-03
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e3f12753f354e128ccb164ff5e957e9705ef7d6da0a1476f5ec60769b68cbae1
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2015:179http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:179
- advisories.mageia.orghttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0029.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141125 AW: parse_datetime() bug in coreutilshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/4
- debbugs.gnu.orghttp://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=16872
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201612-22https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-22
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141124 parse_datetime() bug in coreutilshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/1
- bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=766147
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150103 Re: parse_datetime() bug in coreutilshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/11
- secunia.com62226http://secunia.com/advisories/62226
- ubuntu.comUSN-2473-1http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2473-1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- coreutils Fixed in 8.23-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- coreutils Fixed in 8.23-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- coreutils Fixed in 8.23-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- coreutils Fixed in 8.21-1ubuntu5.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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