[ GLSA 201403-07 ] grep: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: grep: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201403-07)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local, remote
Date: March 26, 2014
Bug(s): #448246
ID: 201403-07

Synopsis

A vulnerability in grep could result in execution of arbitrary code
or Denial of Service.


Background

grep is the GNU regular expression matcher.

Affected Packages

Package: sys-apps/grep
Vulnerable: < 2.12
Unaffected: >= 2.12
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

An integer overflow flaw has been discovered in grep.

Impact

An attacker could entice a user to run grep on a specially crafted file,
possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of
the process or a Denial of Service condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All grep users should upgrade to the latest version: