CVE-2024-0684 (GCVE-0-2024-0684)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-06 08:26 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines
Summary
A flaw was found in the GNU coreutils "split" program. A heap overflow with user-controlled data of multiple hundred bytes in length could occur in the line_bytes_split() function, potentially leading to an application crash and denial of service.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-02-06 15:37 UTC
CWE
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
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| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/… | |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2024080… | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… |
Impacted products
Date Public
2024-01-18 00:00
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