Buffer overflow in openSUSE
CVE-2013-0223
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 join command, when using the -i switch, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the alloca function.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.9 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- openSUSE — versions 11.4, 12.1, 12.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1652.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- build.opensuse.org/request/show/149348 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-0223?
- CVE-2013-0223 is a vulnerability in openSUSE, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2013-11-23.
- Is CVE-2013-0223 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.