CVE-2012-2674 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Integer overflows in Android Bionic libc malloc functions allow attackers to trigger memory corruption when debug malloc is enabled.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
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Attackable
Not stated
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-2674?

CVE-2012-2674 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 2012.

Official description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) chk_malloc, (2) leak_malloc, and (3) leak_memalign functions in libc/bionic/malloc_debug_leak.c in Bionic (libc) for Android, when libc.debug.malloc is set, 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.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2674?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Bionic.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2674?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2674 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-2674 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2674 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r8vj-jm7q-q45c.

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