CVE-2012-2677
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-189
Numeric Errors
Publication date:
25/07/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
Integer overflow in the ordered_malloc function in boost/pool/pool.hpp in Boost Pool before 3.9 makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to perform memory-related attacks such as buffer overflows via a large memory chunk size value, which causes less memory to be allocated than expected.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:boost:pool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 (including) | |
cpe:2.3:a:boost:pool:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://kqueue.org/blog/2012/03/05/memory-allocator-security-revisited/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083416.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082977.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013%3A065
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/07/13
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-04
- https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/78326
- https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6701
- http://kqueue.org/blog/2012/03/05/memory-allocator-security-revisited/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083416.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082977.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013%3A065
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/07/13
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-04
- https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/78326
- https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6701