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CVE-2012-2673

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) GC_generic_malloc and (2) calloc functions in malloc.c, and the (3)…

Medium5.0EPSS 2.8%
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redhat

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2012-2673, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium5.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
2.8% · top 14% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

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