UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9471

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9471

    Published: 31 Dec 2014Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9471
    Aliases:
    USN-2473-1

    Summary:

    Details: The parse_datetime function in GNU coreutils allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted date string, as demonstrated by the "--date=TZ="123"345" @1" string to the touch or date command.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9471, http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=16872, http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?msg=11;filename=date-tz-crash.patch;att=1;bug=16872, http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?msg=19;filename=coreutils-date-crash.patch;att=1;bug=16872, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2473-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9471

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: coreutils

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8.21-1ubuntu5.1

    Affected versions

    8.20-3ubuntu5

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High