Out-of-Bounds

Affecting util-linux package, versions *

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Overview

Buffer overflow in text-utils/colcrt.c in colcrt in util-linux before 2.27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, related to the page global variable.

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CVSS Score

4.0
medium severity
  • Attack Vector
    Local
  • Attack Complexity
    Low
  • Privileges Required
    None
  • User Interaction
    None
  • Scope
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality
    None
  • Integrity
    None
  • Availability
    Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVE
CVE-2015-5218
CWE
CWE-119
Snyk ID
SNYK-DEBIAN8-UTILLINUX-285855
Disclosed
09 Nov, 2015
Published
09 Nov, 2015