CVE-2025-5278
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.3%
A flaw was found in GNU Coreutils. The sort utility's begfield() function is vulnerable to a heap buffer under-read. The program may access memory outside the allocated buffer if a user runs a crafted command using the traditional key format. A malicious input could lead to a crash or leak sensitive data.
- CVSS v3.1
- 4.4 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - EPSS
- 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 18th percentile
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- Updated
- 2026-08-31