CVE-2012-2673
EPSS 1.7%
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) GC_generic_malloc and (2) calloc functions in malloc.c, and the (3) GC_generic_malloc_ignore_off_page function in mallocx.c in Boehm-Demers-Weiser GC (libgc) before 7.2 make it easier for context-dependent attackers to perform memory-related attacks such as buffer overflows via a large size value, which causes less memory to be allocated than expected.
How to fix CVE-2012-2673
To remediate CVE-2012-2673, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libgc—upgrade to 1:7.1-9 or later
Is CVE-2012-2673 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:7.1-9