CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
Percentile
86.7%
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.
debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=16872
debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?msg=11;filename=date-tz-crash.patch;att=1;bug=16872
debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?msg=19;filename=coreutils-date-crash.patch;att=1;bug=16872
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-9471
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9471
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9471
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2473-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9471