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GSD-2014-9471

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:22
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.
Aliases
Aliases

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