| Name | CVE-2014-9471 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| coreutils (PTS) | bullseye | 8.32-4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 9.1-1 | fixed |
| forky, sid, trixie | 9.7-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| coreutils | source | (unstable) | 8.23-1 | low | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - coreutils <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - coreutils <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=16872
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?msg=11;filename=date-tz-crash.patch;att=1;bug=16872
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?msg=19;filename=coreutils-date-crash.patch;att=1;bug=16872