# 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 attack

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-07-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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 overflows via a large memory chunk size value, which causes less memory to be allocated than expected.

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## References

- https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/78326
- http://kqueue.org/blog/2012/03/05/memory-allocator-security-revisited/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/07/13
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082977.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083416.html
- https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6701
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:065
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-04

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