{"id":"CVE-2024-0684","title":"A flaw was found in the GNU coreutils \"split\" program","summary":"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 o…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-122","CWE-787"],"vendor":"gnu","product":"coreutils","affected":["coreutils = 9.2","coreutils = 9.3","coreutils = 9.4"],"published":"2024-02-06","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:17:18.093","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0684","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0684","label":"patrick@puiterwijk.org"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258948","label":"patrick@puiterwijk.org"},{"url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/2","label":"patrick@puiterwijk.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0684","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258948","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2KAURFJIEYY2BWCPN4AZDYCVMFD5J4GB/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0001/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/2","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","exploit-available","cve.org"],"epss":0.0049,"epssPercentile":0.40593,"exploits":{"github":1,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/Valentin-Metz/writeup_split"],"checkedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:48.733Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.639Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-02-06T15:37:23.097441Z"},"slug":"CVE-2024-0684","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `coreutils = 9.2`\n- `coreutils = 9.3`\n- `coreutils = 9.4`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}