CVE-2012-2673 describes multiple integer overflows in the Boehm-Demers-Weiser GC (libgc) library, specifically affecting versions prior to 7.2. These overflows in memory allocation functions can lead to less memory being allocated than requested, facilitating memory-related attacks like buffer overflows. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:boehm-demers-weiser:garbage_collector:*:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:boehm-demers-weiser:garbage_collector:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:boehm-demers-weiser:garbage_collector:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:boehm-demers-weiser:garbage_collector:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:boehm-demers-weiser:garbage_collector:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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