# 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.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 Feb 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1345, GHSA-5wcr-xg97-jwqq, RHSA-2015:2111, openSUSE-SU-2024:10248-1

## 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 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1345?

It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `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: Gnu Grep, Opensuse Opensuse.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-1345?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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

- [CVE-2012-5667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5667/): Integer overflow in n/a (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-1345 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1345 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opensuse Opensuse. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1345/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1345/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1345
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1345
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1345

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1345/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.