Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GNU Grep before 2.11

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GNU Grep before 2.11

CVE-2012-5667 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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