coreutils: memory corruption flaw in parse_datetime()
Published Jan 16, 2015
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.09%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 10.04
- 12.04
- 14.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
coreutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
coreutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
coreutils
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | coreutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | coreutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | coreutils | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.09% (0.07087) | 94.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.09% (0.07087) | 93.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 5.01% (0.05012) | 89.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 8.47% (0.08474) | 92.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 2.73% (0.02732) | 85.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 78.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.71% (0.03705) | 79.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 79.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.41% (0.01411) | 87.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 1.68% (0.01682) | 87.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01767) | 86.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 2.33% (0.02328) | 88.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.98% (0.01977) | 86.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0029.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=16872 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62226 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2473-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:179 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9471 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=766147 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1167548 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9471
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-22 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9471
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