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2 vulnerabilities by ggreer
CVE-2026-2642 (GCVE-0-2026-2642)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-02-18 06:32 – Updated: 2026-02-23 10:16
VLAI
Title
ggreer the_silver_searcher search.c search_stream null pointer dereference
Summary
A security vulnerability has been detected in ggreer the_silver_searcher up to 2.2.0. The impacted element is the function search_stream of the file src/search.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/?id.346398 | vdb-entrytechnical-description |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346398 | signaturepermissions-required |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.752769 | third-party-advisory |
| https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/iss… | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/oneafter/0119/blob/main/segv1 | exploit |
| https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/ | product |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ggreer | the_silver_searcher |
Affected:
2.0
Affected: 2.1 Affected: 2.2.0 |
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CVE-2026-2642 (GCVE-0-2026-2642)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-18 06:32 – Updated: 2026-02-23 10:16
VLAI
Title
ggreer the_silver_searcher search.c search_stream null pointer dereference
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
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| https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/iss… | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/oneafter/0119/blob/main/segv1 | exploit |
| https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/ | product |
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| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| ggreer | the_silver_searcher |
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2.0
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