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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2012-07-25T19:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T19:42:31.836Z
Reserved: 2012-05-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-2677
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2012-07-25T19:55:03.023
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:39:25.650
Link: CVE-2012-2677
Redhat