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CVE-2013-0221
The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and…
Medium4.3EPSS 7.2%
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- redhat
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 sort command, when using the (1) -d or (2) -M switch, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the alloca function.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.2% · top 5.6% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
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References (4)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=903464 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:1652 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/149348#diff_headline_coreutils-i18n-patch_diff_action_0_submit_0_19 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798538 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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