Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.4/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=8fcf61523644df42e1905c81bed26838e0b04f91Patch
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=cbbc1a45b9f843c811905c97c90a5d31f8e6c189Patch
- 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=8fcf61523644df42e1905c81bed26838e0b04f91Patch
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=cbbc1a45b9f843c811905c97c90a5d31f8e6c189Patch
- 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
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 3, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified