CVE-2025-5278 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow in Coreutils
Severity
4.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 67.60%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMay 27
Description
A flaw was found in GNU Coreutils. The sort utility's begfield() function is vulnerable to a heap buffer under-read. The program may access memory outside the allocated buffer if a user runs a crafted command using the traditional key format. A malicious input could lead to a crash or leak sensitive data.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:LExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 2.5