Multiple integer overflows in the (1) CallMalloc (malloc) and (2)...
Vulnerability Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) CallMalloc (malloc) and (2) nedpcalloc (calloc) functions in nedmalloc (nedmalloc.c) before 1.10 beta2 make it easier for context-dependent attackers to perform memory-related attacks such as buffer overflows via a large size value, which causes less memory to be allocated than expected.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- http://kqueue.org/blog/2012/03/05/memory-allocator-security-revisited/
- https://github.com/ned14/nedmalloc/commit/1a759756639ab7543b650a10c2d77a0ffc7a2000
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/07/13
- https://github.com/ned14/nedmalloc/commit/2965eca30c408c13473c4146a9d47d547d288db1
- https://github.com/ned14/nedmalloc/blob/master/Readme.html
Affected Vendor
nedprod
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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