CVE-2014-9471

Public Exploit

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.21% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:179	vendor advisory broken link
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0029.html	third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/4	third party advisory mailing list
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=16872	third party advisory exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-22	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/1	mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=766147	issue tracking exploit third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/11	mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62226	third party advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2473-1	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9471?: CVE-2014-9471 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9471?: To fix CVE-2014-9471, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9471 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2014-9471 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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