CVE-2012-3509
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.63%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.63% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- gnu/binutils · gnu/libiberty · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54411Issue Tracking
- http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2012-08/msg01986.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3509Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55281Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78135Third Party Advisory
- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54411Issue Tracking
- http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2012-08/msg01986.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3509Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55281Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78135Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.