CVE-2014-9471

critical

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 "--date=TZ="123"345" @1" string to the touch or date command.

References

Advisories

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-22

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/4

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2473-1

http://secunia.com/advisories/62226

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0029.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-01-16

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01404