Unscored severity · published Jul 25, 2012
CVE-2012-2677
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…
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CVSS
3.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.9% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PO
Pool · Boost
through 1.0.0; 2.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2677
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2677
kqueue.org
http://kqueue.org/blog/2012/03/05/memory-allocator-security-revisited/
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083416.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082977.html
www.mandriva.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:065
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/05/1
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/07/13