CVE-2024-0684
Coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.5%
A flaw was found in the GNU coreutils "split" program. A heap overflow with user-controlled data of multiple hundred bytes in length could occur in the line_bytes_split() function, potentially leading to an application crash and denial of service.
- Affected
- coreutils
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS
- 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 41st percentile
- Published
- 2024-02-06
- Updated
- 2026-10-15
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- mczimmermann/cs2630★ · 2025-12-07
Security advisories
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0684
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258948
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/2