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Medium
CVE-2012-5667
Multiple integer overflows in GNU Grep before 2.11 might allow...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grep/+bug/1091473
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57033
- http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=grep.git%3Ba=shortlog%3Bh=v2.11
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=8fcf61523644df42e1905c81bed26838e0b04f91
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889935
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1447.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-grep/2012-12/msg00004.html
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=cbbc1a45b9f843c811905c97c90a5d31f8e6c189
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/22/6
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.6, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 3rd, 2013
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.