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.
CVE-2012-2677
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 89.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 25, 2012
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (18)
- secalert@redhathttp://kqueue.org/blog/2012/03/05/memory-allocator-security-revisited/
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083416.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082977.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:065
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/05/1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/07/13
- secalert@redhathttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-04
- secalert@redhathttps://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/78326
- secalert@redhathttps://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6701
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://kqueue.org/blog/2012/03/05/memory-allocator-security-revisited/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083416.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082977.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:065
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/05/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/07/13
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | boost-0:1.41.0-15.el6_4 | 2013-03-21 | redhat |
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