CVE-2012-2677

boost: ordered_malloc() overflow

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Desbordamiento de entero en la función de impulso ordered_malloc en boost/pool/pool.hpp en Boost Pool anterior a v3.9 hace más fácil para los atacantes dependientes de contexto llevar a cabo los ataques relacionados con la memoria tales como desbordamientos de búfer a través de un valor de gran tamaño, lo que provoca menos memoria que se asignará de lo esperado.

A buffer overflow in Boost might allow remote attacker(s) to execute arbitrary code. Versions less than 1.74.0-r2 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-05-14 CVE Reserved
2012-07-25 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-189: Numeric Errors

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://kqueue.org/blog/2012/03/05/memory-allocator-security-revisited	X_refsource_misc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/05/1	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/07/13	Mailing List
https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6701	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC
https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/78326	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083416.html	2021-05-26
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082977.html	2021-05-26
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:065	2021-05-26
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-04	2021-05-26
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2677	2013-03-21
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=828856	2013-03-21

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Boost Search vendor "Boost"		Pool Search vendor "Boost" for product "Pool"				<= 1.0.0 Search vendor "Boost" for product "Pool" and version " <= 1.0.0"		-		Affected
Boost Search vendor "Boost"		Pool Search vendor "Boost" for product "Pool"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Boost" for product "Pool" and version "2.0.0"		-		Affected