CVE-2024-0684 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-0684: Coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines

Weakness CWE-122
Published February 6, 2024
Last update November 4, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in the GNU coreutils "split" program. A heap overflow with user-controlled data of multiple hundred bytes in length could occur in the line_bytes_split() function, potentially leading to an application crash and denial of service.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 6, 2024 CVE published
November 4, 2025 Record updated