Numeric Errors Affecting boost-serialization package, versions <0:1.41.0-15.el6_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.88% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-BOOSTSERIALIZATION-2471397
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed25 Jul 2012

Introduced: 25 Jul 2012

CVE-2012-2677  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 boost-serialization to version 0:1.41.0-15.el6_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-0668.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream boost-serialization package and not the boost-serialization package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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