Buffer overflow in Gnu Coreutils
CVE-2015-4041
The keycompare_mb function in sort.c in sort in GNU Coreutils through 8.23 on 64-bit platforms performs a size calculation without considering the number of bytes occupied by multibyte characters, which allows attackers to cause a denial o…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.005 (41.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Coreutils
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-4041?
- CVE-2015-4041 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Coreutils, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-24.
- How severe is CVE-2015-4041?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-4041 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.