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CVE-2012-5667

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-189 Numeric Errors
Publication date:
03/01/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025

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

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.40 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
4.40
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grep:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.10 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grep:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grep:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grep:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grep:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grep:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grep:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grep:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grep:2.5.1:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grep:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grep:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grep:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grep:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grep:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grep:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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