CVE-2013-0221
The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a...
The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string to the sort command, when using the (1) -d or (2) -M switch, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the alloca function.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string to the sort command, when using the (1) -d or (2) -M switch, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the alloca function.
- Record
CVE-2013-0221- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string to the sort command, when using the (1) -d or (2) -M switch, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the alloca function.
- Record
CVE-2013-0221- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0255 No score
The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string to the sort command, when using the (1) -d or (2) -M switch, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the alloca function.
- Record
EUVD-2013-0255- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x3x5-p66w-97q3 No score
The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a...
The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string to the sort command, when using the (1) -d or (2) -M switch, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the alloca function.
- Record
GHSA-x3x5-p66w-97q3- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10390-1 No score
coreutils-8.26-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the coreutils-8.26-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10390-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0792-1 No score
Recommended update for coreutils
This update for coreutils provides the following fixes and enhancements:
* cp(1) could read from freed memory and could even make corrupt
copies. This could happen with a very fragmented and sparse input
file, on file systems supporting filemap extent scanning.
(bnc#892862)
* Improve ls(1) efficiency on large directories by caching some system
call error codes (ENOTSUP for example) and not calling them again for
files in the same device. (bnc#886129)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0792-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
coreutilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:8.4-31.el6 | 0:8.4-31.el6 |
coreutils-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:8.4-31.el6 | 0:8.4-31.el6 |
coreutils-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:8.4-31.el6 | 0:8.4-31.el6 |
coreutilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:8.4-31.el6 | 0:8.4-31.el6 |
coreutils-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:8.4-31.el6 | 0:8.4-31.el6 |
coreutils-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:8.4-31.el6 | 0:8.4-31.el6 |
coreutilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:8.4-31.el6 | 0:8.4-31.el6 |
coreutils-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:8.4-31.el6 | 0:8.4-31.el6 |
coreutils-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:8.4-31.el6 | 0:8.4-31.el6 |
coreutilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:8.4-31.el6 | 0:8.4-31.el6 |
coreutils-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:8.4-31.el6 | 0:8.4-31.el6 |
coreutils-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:8.4-31.el6 | 0:8.4-31.el6 |
coreutilsopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 8.26-1.1 | 8.26-1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | GNU Coreutils 'sort' Text Utility - Local Buffer Overflow | 2013-01-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-0221 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Opensuse, published November 23, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.24%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=903464
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1652.html
build.opensuse.org/request/show/149348
bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798538
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0221
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1652
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-x3x5-p66w-97q3
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2013/rhsa-2013_1652.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0221
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150792-1
bugzilla.suse.com/796243