CVE-2013-0222

coreutils: segfault in uniq with long line input

Published Nov 23, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string to the uniq command, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the alloca function.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-0256 The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string to the uniq command, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the alloca function.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00063}

epss

{'score': 0.00143}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 2:18 PM
Reserved
Dec 6, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 23, 2013, 6:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:48 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 31, 2012, 12:00 AM