CVE-2012-3509 | BDVDB-2026-52081 Detail
Description#
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) _objalloc_alloc function in objalloc.c and (2) objalloc_alloc macro in include/objalloc.h in GNU libiberty, as used by binutils 2.22, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the "addition of CHUNK_HEADER_SIZE to the length," which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029
- http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2012-08/msg01986.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78135
- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54411
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55281
- http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3509
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.