Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20122673000
Revision Date:2012-07-25Version:1
Title:CVE-2012-2673 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2012-2673
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'libgc' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:7.1-8ubuntu0.12.04.1').
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