What is CVE-2015-1345?

CVE-2015-1345 is a vulnerability in GNU Grep, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-02-12.

Is CVE-2015-1345 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in GNU Grep

CVE-2015-1345

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (39.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Gnu Grep — versions 2.19, 2.20, 2.21
Opensuse — versions 13.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1345?: CVE-2015-1345 is a vulnerability in GNU Grep, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-02-12.
Is CVE-2015-1345 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.