glibc: three integer overflows in memory allocator
Published Oct 9, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.61%
Description
Multiple integer overflows in malloc/malloc.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.18 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) via a large value to the (1) pvalloc, (2) valloc, (3) posix_memalign, (4) memalign, or (5) aligned_alloc functions.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 2.18
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.1.6
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.9
- 2.10.1
- 2.11
- 2.11.1
- 2.11.2
- 2.11.3
- 2.12.1
- 2.12.2
- 2.13
- 2.14
- 2.14.1
- 2.15
- 2.16
- 2.17
Configuration 2
- 5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
glibc-0:2.5-118.el5_10.2
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1411
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
glibc-0:2.12-1.132.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1605
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
glibc
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | glibc-0:2.5-118.el5_10.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1411 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | glibc-0:2.12-1.132.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1605 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glibc | Not affected | n/a |
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:M/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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.61% (0.02607) | 84.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.61% (0.02607) | 83.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 1.94% (0.01936) | 82.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.84% (0.00838) | 72.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.36% (0.03361) | 78.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.84% (0.00838) | 73.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00236) | 62.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00236) | 61.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00236) | 59.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 82.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1411.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1605.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55113 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/12/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62324 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4332 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1007545 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4332 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4332
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15855 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15856 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15857 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4332
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.