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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-01-16T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:47:41.549Z

Reserved: 2015-01-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-9471

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2015-01-16T16:59:08.593

Modified: 2020-12-08T15:18:46.443

Link: CVE-2014-9471

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-02-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-9471 - Bugzilla