National Vulnerability Database (NVD) National Vulnerability Database (CVE-2012-5667)

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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-5667

Original release date:01/03/2013

Last revised:01/07/2013

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:4.4 (MEDIUM) (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 6.4

Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Locally exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism

Access Complexity: Medium

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=cbbc1a45b9f843c811905c97c90a5d31f8e6c189

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=cbbc1a45b9f843c811905c97c90a5d31f8e6c189

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=8fcf61523644df42e1905c81bed26838e0b04f91

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=8fcf61523644df42e1905c81bed26838e0b04f91

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889935

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889935

External Source: CONFIRM