01 Record
CVE-2012-2677
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.88% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 89.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-07-25 19:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 19:42Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-05-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 48cceafbba51d6238c1da86994fa2b8c7ba3a0c333070842de4e8e0379f3bbe0
05 Affected products
06 References
- svn.boost.orghttps://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/78326
- kqueue.orghttp://kqueue.org/blog/2012/03/05/memory-allocator-security-revisited/
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120605 memory allocator upstream patcheshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/05/1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120607 Re: memory allocator upstream patcheshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/07/13
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2012-9818http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082977.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2012-9029http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083416.html
- svn.boost.orghttps://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6701
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2013:065http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:065
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202105-04https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-04