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CVE-2015-5218

colcrt: global-buffer-overflow

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.7

CVSS 2.0

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Published · September 2, 2015

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

Buffer overflow in text-utils/colcrt.c in colcrt in util-linux before 2.27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, related to the page global variable.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 3.7
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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