CVE-2014-9471

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.
References
Link Resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0029.html Third Party Advisory
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=16872 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62226 Third Party Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2473-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:179 Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/1 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/11 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=766147 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-22 Third Party Advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0029.html Third Party Advisory
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=16872 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62226 Third Party Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2473-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:179 Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/1 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/11 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=766147 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-22 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2015-01-16 16:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46


NVD link : CVE-2014-9471

Mitre link : CVE-2014-9471

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-9471


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Products Affected

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

gnu

  • coreutils