Vulnerability CVE-2015-1345
Published: 2015-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Opensuse -> Opensuse 
Novell -> Opensuse 
GNU -> GREP 

 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
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