CVE-2006-7252

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Integer overflow in the calloc function in libc/stdlib/malloc.c in jemalloc in libc for FreeBSD 6.4 and NetBSD makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to perform memory-related attacks such as buffer overflows via a large size value, which triggers a memory allocation of one byte.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

Published
Jul 25, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-7252: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix