Multiple integer overflows in the (1) GC_generic_malloc and (2) calloc functions 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-07-25T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:42:32.365Z

Reserved: 2012-05-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-2673

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-07-25T19:55:02.773

Modified: 2016-09-29T01:59:06.160

Link: CVE-2012-2673

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-06-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-2673 - Bugzilla