CVE-2024-0684 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnu	Coreutils

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:9.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:9.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:9.4:::::::*

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References

Link	Providers
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0684
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258948
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0684
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0001/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0684
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/2

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00071}`	epss `{'score': 0.00073}`

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0001/

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fedora

Published: 2024-02-06T08:26:58.770Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T13:05:18.323Z

Reserved: 2024-01-18T14:13:44.638Z

Link: CVE-2024-0684

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-08T13:05:18.323Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-06T09:15:52.643

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:47:08.707

Link: CVE-2024-0684

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-01-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-0684 - Bugzilla

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