CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.
CVE
CVE-2025-5278
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.23%
Original NVD 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.