Grep
Vendor:
First CVE: Jan 3, 2013 · Active for 13 years
2
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 49% of tracked products
1.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Bottom 1%
3.3
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 1% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Grep over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Jan 3, 2013
13 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Feb 12, 2015
4,180 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Grep2 CVEs
50%
50%
All CVEs352,294 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
LowMedium
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
User Interaction
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
2 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2012-5667MEDIUM 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-ba | Jan 3, 2013 | 4.4 | 27 | NO | YES |
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 | Feb 12, 2015 | 2.1 | 11 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
1 CVE
50.0% of CVEs· 91st percentile
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Grep
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.9 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.8 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.7 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.6.3 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.6.2 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.6.1 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.6 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.5.4 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.5.3 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.5.1 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.5 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.4.2 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.4.1 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.4 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.3 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.21 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.20 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 |
| 2.19 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |