CVE-2024-0684

Coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 6, 2024 at 08:26 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 01:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCoreutils

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMfedora
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-122CWE-787

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