CVE-2015-4042

Critical

Description

Integer overflow in the keycompare_mb function in sort.c in sort in GNU Coreutils through 8.23 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via long strings.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Coreutils
PublishedJan 24, 2020
First seenJan 24, 2020

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu coreutilsv ≤ 8.23—

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CVE-2015-4042 · Gnu Coreutils · Dark Radar