CVE-2012-2673

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-06-05
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) GC_generic_malloc and (2) calloc funtions in malloc.c, and the (3) GC_generic_malloc_ignore_off_page function in mallocx.c in Boehm-Demers-Weiser GC (libgc) before 7.2 make it easier for context-dependent attackers to perform memory-related attacks such as buffer overflows via a large size value, which causes less memory to be allocated than expected.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	5.1
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (gc)	ELSA-2013-1500	2013-11-04