Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 25, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified