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CVE-2013-0223· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and cras

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 join command, when using the -i switch, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the alloca function.

LowCVSS 1.9 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Nov 23, 2013
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 41th percentile
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Action score

7

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
7 / 40 · 1.9 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
opensuseopensuse
redhatenterprise linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • opensuse opensuse11.4
  • opensuse opensuse12.1
  • opensuse opensuse12.2
  • redhat enterprise linux6.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
openSUSE:Tumbleweedcoreutilsbefore 8.26-1.18.26-1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientcoreutilsbefore 0:8.4-31.el60:8.4-31.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientcoreutils-debuginfobefore 0:8.4-31.el60:8.4-31.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientcoreutils-libsbefore 0:8.4-31.el60:8.4-31.el6

Same product

opensuse: all records

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
opensuse:coreutils8.26-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:coreutils0:8.4-31.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:coreutils-debuginfo0:8.4-31.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:coreutils-libs0:8.4-31.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    none
    Integrity
    none
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    None
    Integrity impact
    None
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    CVSS vector

    AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

    MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

    ATT&CK techniques

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    Change log

    1. Fix✗ → ✓

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    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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