CVE-2015-1345 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can crash the grep utility via crafted input using the -F option, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-1345?
CVE-2015-1345 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 12 Feb 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1345?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (9)
grep Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.20-2.el7 |
grep-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.20-2.el7 |
grep Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.20-2.el7 |
grep-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.20-2.el7 |
grep Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.20-2.el7 |
grep-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.20-2.el7 |
grep Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.20-2.el7 |
grep-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.20-2.el7 |
grep openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2.27-2.1 |
Products include Gnu Grep, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1345?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-1345 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1345 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1345, GHSA-5wcr-xg97-jwqq, RHSA-2015:2111, openSUSE-SU-2024:10248-1.