CVE-2015-1345
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.1
Description
The bmexec_trans function in kwset.c in grep 2.19 through 2.21 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash) via crafted input when using the -F option.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 13.2 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.20-4.1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.20-4.1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.20-4.1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.20-4.1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.20-4.1 |
References
- http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=19563
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=83a95bd8c8561875b948cadd417c653dbe7ef2e2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00037.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1447.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/22/10
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72281
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1345
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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