The ipalloc function in libc/stdlib/malloc.c in jemalloc in libc for FreeBSD 6.4 and NetBSD does not properly allocate memory, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to perform memory-related attacks such as buffer overflows via a large size value, related to "integer rounding and overflow" errors.
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History
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References | () http://kqueue.org/blog/2012/03/05/memory-allocator-security-revisited/ - | |
References | () http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=167872 - Patch |
Information
Published : 2012-07-25 19:55
Updated : 2024-11-21 00:40
NVD link : CVE-2007-6754
Mitre link : CVE-2007-6754
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2007-6754
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Products Affected
netbsd
- netbsd
freebsd
- freebsd
CWE
CWE-189
Numeric Errors