CVE-2012-2675
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-189
Numeric Errors
Publication date:
25/07/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) CallMalloc (malloc) and (2) nedpcalloc (calloc) functions in nedmalloc (nedmalloc.c) before 1.10 beta2 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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nedprod:nedmalloc:*:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.10 (including) |
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://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/07/13
- https://github.com/ned14/nedmalloc/blob/master/Readme.html
- https://github.com/ned14/nedmalloc/commit/1a759756639ab7543b650a10c2d77a0ffc7a2000
- https://github.com/ned14/nedmalloc/commit/2965eca30c408c13473c4146a9d47d547d288db1
- http://kqueue.org/blog/2012/03/05/memory-allocator-security-revisited/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/07/13
- https://github.com/ned14/nedmalloc/blob/master/Readme.html
- https://github.com/ned14/nedmalloc/commit/1a759756639ab7543b650a10c2d77a0ffc7a2000
- https://github.com/ned14/nedmalloc/commit/2965eca30c408c13473c4146a9d47d547d288db1