CVE-2024-0684

MEDIUM

GNU Coreutils - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP 4 stars

by Valentin-Metz · poc

https://github.com/Valentin-Metz/writeup_split

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References (5)

[Third Party Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0684

[Issue Tracking, Patch] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258948

[Mailing List, Patch] https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/2

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2KAURFJIEYY2BWCPN4AZDYCVMFD5J4GB/

[Vendor Advisory] https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0001/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 24.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-122 CWE-787

Status published

Affected Products (3)

gnu/coreutils

Timeline

Published Feb 06, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026