CVE-2015-4042

CRITICAL

GNU Coreutils < 8.23 - Integer Overflow in sort keycompare_mb Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/15/1

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 60.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (1)
gnu/coreutils < 8.23
Published Jan 24, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026