CVE-2012-5667

Name	CVE-2012-5667
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	701897

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
grep (PTS)	bullseye	3.6-1+deb11u1	fixed
	bookworm	3.8-5	fixed
	trixie	3.11-4	fixed
	forky, sid	3.12-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
grep	source	squeeze	2.6.3-3+squeeze1
grep	source	(unstable)	2.11-1	low		701897

Notes

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grep/+bug/1091473
patch http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/commit/?id=cbbc1a45b9f843c811905c97c90a5d31f8e6c189
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/22/1