boost: ordered_malloc() overflow
Published Jul 25, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.89%
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.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
boost-0:1.33.1-16.el5_9
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0668
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
boost-0:1.41.0-15.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0668
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | boost-0:1.33.1-16.el5_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0668 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | boost-0:1.41.0-15.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0668 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.89% (0.03889) | 89.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.89% (0.03889) | 88.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 0.82% (0.00821) | 74.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.92% (0.01923) | 81.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.32% (0.11319) | 89.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.92% (0.01923) | 82.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.42% (0.01416) | 87.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 21, 2023 | 1.39% (0.01394) | 84.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 84.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://kqueue.org/blog/2012/03/05/memory-allocator-security-revisited/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083416.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082977.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:065 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/05/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/07/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2677 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=828856 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2677
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-04 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/78326 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6701 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2677
Change history (0)
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