#VU43781 Input validation error in Apache Commons Pool - CVE-2012-2677


| Updated: 2020-08-11

Vulnerability identifier: #VU43781

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2677

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Apache Commons Pool
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Commons Pool: 2.0.0


External links
https://kqueue.org/blog/2012/03/05/memory-allocator-security-revisited/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083416.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082977.html
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:065
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/05/1
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/07/13
https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/78326
https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6701


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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