Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) malloc and (2) calloc functions in Hoard before 3.9 make it easier for context-dependent attackers to perform memory-related attacks such as buffer overflows on implementing code via a large size value, which causes less memory to be allocated than expected.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://kqueue.org/blog/2012/03/05/memory-allocator-security-revisited/
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/05/1
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/07/13
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/emeryberger/Hoard/blob/master/NEWS
Scores
EPSS
0.0114
EPSS Percentile
62.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-189
Status
published
Products (1)
emery_berger/hoard
< 3.8
Published
Jul 25, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026