CVE-2024-0684

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.

CVSS 3.1

5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 41% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWEs

CWE-787, CWE-122

Published

2024-02-06

Modified

2026-10-15

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• gnu:coreutils

References

• 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
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0684
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258948

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