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A vulnerability was found in GNU grep up to 2.10. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component Argument Handler. The manipulation with the input value perl -e 'print "x"x(2**31)'
leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was published 12/17/2012 by Joshua Rogers as grep <2.11 is vulnerable to "Arbitrary command execution" as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.launchpad.net. The vendor was not involved in the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5667 since 10/24/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed by Joshua Rogers in Shell-Skript and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at bugs.launchpad.net. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73220 (GLSA-201403-07 : grep: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350104 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for grep: ALAS-2015-598).
Upgrading to version 2.11 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at git.sv.gnu.org. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80811), Tenable (73220) and Exploit-DB (23779). Further details are available at savannah.gnu.org.
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Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Joshua Rogers
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Nessus ID: 73220
Nessus Name: GLSA-201403-07 : grep: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
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Upgrade: grep 2.11
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: gnu.orgAdvisory: grep <2.11 is vulnerable to "Arbitrary command execution"
Researcher: Joshua Rogers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5667 (🔍)
X-Force: 80811
Vulnerability Center: 40036 - GNU Grep <2.11 Multiple Integer Overflows Allow Remote Code Execution - CVE-2012-5667, Medium
SecurityFocus: 57033 - grep CVE-2012-5667 Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 51666 - grep Long Line Handling Integer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 12/26/2012 12:35Updated: 04/20/2021 13:32
Changes: 12/26/2012 12:35 (86), 05/03/2017 16:15 (5), 04/20/2021 13:32 (2)
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