Is CVE-2015-5218 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-5218 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-5218?

CVE-2015-5218 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-5218?

CVE-2015-5218 has an EPSS score of 0.61% (45th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5218?

Upgrade util-linux on debian 11 to 2.27-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-5218

LOW

2.1

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

util-linuxDebian

Fixed in:2.27-1CVE-2015-5218

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.61%probability of exploitation in 30 days

45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Exploit1

spinics.net

Vendor Advisory1

kernel.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.