CVE-2015-1345
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way grep processed certain pattern and text combinations. An attacker able to trick a user into running grep on specially crafted input could use this flaw to crash grep or, potentially, read from uninitialized memory.
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Statement
This issue did not affect versions of grep as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (grep) | RHSA-2015:2111 | 2015-11-19 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (grep) | RHSA-2015:1447 | 2015-07-20 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | grep | Not affected |