SB2015021202 - Out-of-bounds read in GNU grep

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SB2015021202 - Out-of-bounds read in GNU grep

Published: February 12, 2015 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2015021202
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1345)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the bmexec_trans function in kwset.c. A remote attacker can create crafted input when using the -F option, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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