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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-2659 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

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Updated: 2024-08-06T19:42:31.836Z

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

Link: CVE-2012-2677

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-07-25T19:55:03.023

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-2677

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2012-2677 - Bugzilla

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