VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-4042

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability2.30%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2020-01-24

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Integer overflow in the keycompare_mb function in sort.c in sort in GNU Coreutils through 8.23 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via long strings.

Weakness classification

CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory