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CVE-2012-3509 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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  09/05/2012

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54411 Issue Tracking
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2012-08/msg01986.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3509 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029 Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55281 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78135

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-3509
NVD Published Date:
09/05/2012
NVD Last Modified:
08/28/2017