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CVE-2014-9471
CVE-2014-9471
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 7.09% · 94.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
7.09%
94.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | coreutils | 0, 8.20-3ubuntu5, 8.21-1ubuntu3 |
Timeline
- Oct 16, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 31, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9471 third-party-advisory
- http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=16872 third-party-advisory
- http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?msg=11;filename=date-tz-crash.patch;att=1;bug=16872 third-party-advisory
- http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?msg=19;filename=coreutils-date-crash.patch;att=1;bug=16872 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2473-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9471 third-party-advisory