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    CVE-2012-5667

    Multiple integer overflows in GNU Grep before 2.11 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a long input line that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

    Published:Dec 22, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jan 3, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.02243
    CVSS Score:4.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Grep
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23779

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

    References

    http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=8fcf61523644df42e1905c81bed26838e0b04f91
    http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=cbbc1a45b9f843c811905c97c90a5d31f8e6c189
    http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=grep.git%3Ba=shortlog%3Bh=v2.11
    http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-grep/2012-12/msg00004.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/22/6
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1447.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57033
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grep/+bug/1091473
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889935
    http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=8fcf61523644df42e1905c81bed26838e0b04f91
    http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=cbbc1a45b9f843c811905c97c90a5d31f8e6c189
    http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=grep.git%3Ba=shortlog%3Bh=v2.11
    http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-grep/2012-12/msg00004.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/22/6
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1447.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57033
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grep/+bug/1091473
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889935

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High