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CVE-2015-4042

Published: 24 January 2020

Integer overflow in the keycompare_mb function in sort.c in sort in GNU Coreutils through 8.23 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via long strings.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
Ubuntu doesn't contain the i18n patch

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
coreutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Not vulnerable
(code not present)
trusty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream Needs triage

utopic Ignored
(end of life)
wily Not vulnerable
(code not present)
vivid Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/pixelb/coreutils/commit/bea5e36cc876ed627bb5e0eca36fdfaa6465e940

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H