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CVE-2012-5667

Multiple integer overflows in GNU Grep before 2.11 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving…

Medium4.4EPSS 1.0%
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Description

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2012-5667, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium4.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.0% · top 37% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.

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