coreutils: segfault in "sort -d" and "sort -M" with long line input
Published Nov 23, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.24%
Description
The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string to the sort command, when using the (1) -d or (2) -M switch, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the alloca function.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
coreutils-0:8.4-31.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1652
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
coreutils
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | coreutils-0:8.4-31.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1652 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | coreutils | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
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Metrics
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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2022-2026- EPSS v2
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- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 7.24% (0.07238) | 94.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.26% (0.07264) | 93.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 6.01% (0.06006) | 90.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.63% (0.07629) | 91.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.07% (0.14066) | 90.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.63% (0.07629) | 91.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 1.46% (0.01459) | 86.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 2.55% (0.02551) | 90.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 3.90% (0.03897) | 91.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 4.21% (0.04211) | 91.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.02% (0.03023) | 89.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.03% (0.07032) | 92.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 7.03% (0.07032) | 91.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 8.60% (0.08595) | 93.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 7, 2022 | 7.03% (0.07032) | 91.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.58% (0.07584) | 92.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.58% (0.07584) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1652.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0221 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798538 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=903464 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/149348#diff_headline_coreutils-i18n-patch_diff_action_0_submit_0_19 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0221
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0221
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1652.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0221 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798538 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=903464 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/149348#diff_headline_coreutils-i18n-patch_diff_action_0_submit_0_19 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0221 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0221 |
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