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.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Joshua Rogers · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23779
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1447.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grep/+bug/1091473
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57033
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=grep.git%3Ba=shortlog%3Bh=v2.11
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=8fcf61523644df42e1905c81bed26838e0b04f91
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889935
Various Sources mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-grep/2012-12/msg00004.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=cbbc1a45b9f843c811905c97c90a5d31f8e6c189
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/22/6
Scores
EPSS
0.0224
EPSS Percentile
84.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-189
Status
published
Products (17)
gnu/grep
2.2
gnu/grep
2.3
gnu/grep
2.4
gnu/grep
2.4.1
gnu/grep
2.4.2
gnu/grep
2.5
gnu/grep
2.5.1 (2 CPE variants)
gnu/grep
2.5.3
gnu/grep
2.5.4
gnu/grep
2.6
... and 7 more
Published
Jan 03, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026