CVE-2012-5667

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-12-22
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way grep parsed large lines of data. An attacker able to trick a user into running grep on a specially crafted data file could use this flaw to crash grep or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running grep.

See more information about CVE-2012-5667 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.4
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (grep)	ELSA-2015-1447	2015-07-28
Oracle VM version 3.3 (grep)	OVMSA-2015-0100	2015-07-29
Oracle VM version 3.4 (grep)	OVMSA-2015-0100	2015-07-29