SB2014032602 - Gentoo update for grep
Published: March 26, 2014 Updated: September 25, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014032602
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5667)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.