SB2012072519 - Input validation error in FreeBSD
Published: July 25, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012072519
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-6754)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.