colcrt: global-buffer-overflow
Published Nov 9, 2015
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.61%
Description
Buffer overflow in text-utils/colcrt.c in colcrt in util-linux before 2.27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, related to the page global variable.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 2.22
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
util-linux
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
util-linux-ng
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
util-linux
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | util-linux | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | util-linux-ng | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | util-linux | 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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 47.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.61% (0.00612) | 44.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00125) | 29.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00035.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5218 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259322 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/70e3fcf293c1827a2655a86584ab13075124a8a8 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/d883d64d96ab9bef510745d064a351145b9babec x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5218
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5218
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27-ReleaseNotes x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00035.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5218 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259322 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/70e3fcf293c1827a2655a86584ab13075124a8a8 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/d883d64d96ab9bef510745d064a351145b9babec | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5218 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5218 | ||
| https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27-ReleaseNotes | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory |
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