CVE-2012-3509

N/A Unknown
Published: September 05, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) _objalloc_alloc function in objalloc.c and (2) objalloc_alloc macro in include/objalloc.h in GNU libiberty, as used by binutils 2.22, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the "addition of CHUNK_HEADER_SIZE to the length," which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54411
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2012-08/msg01986.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3509
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55281
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78135
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54411
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2012-08/msg01986.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3509
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55281
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78135
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.6%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

debian canonical gnu