CVE catalog
CVE-2012-2673
libgc: CVE-2012-2673
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.77% · Oct 25, 2026
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) GC_generic_malloc and (2) calloc functions in malloc.c, and the (3) GC_generic_malloc_ignore_off_page function in mallocx.c in Boehm-Demers-Weiser GC (libgc) before 7.2 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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libgc | sid | 1:8.2.12-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libgc | forky | 1:8.2.12-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libgc | trixie | 1:8.2.8-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libgc | bookworm | 1:8.2.2-3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libgc | source | sid | 1:7.1-9 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [677195] |
| Debian | libgc | source | forky | 1:7.1-9 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [677195] |
| Debian | libgc | source | trixie | 1:7.1-9 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [677195] |
| Debian | libgc | source | bookworm | 1:7.1-9 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [677195] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libgc1]Fixed
Source package: [libgc]
Details (2)
1:8.2.2-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-9dsa · libgc · debian · bookworm; dsa · libgc · debian · 12
1:8.2.2-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-9dsa · libgc · debian · bookworm; dsa · libgc · debian · 12
- [libgc-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libgc]
Details (2)
1:8.2.2-3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-9dsa · libgc · debian · bookworm; dsa · libgc · debian · 12
1:8.2.2-3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-9dsa · libgc · debian · bookworm; dsa · libgc · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libgc1]Fixed
Source package: [libgc]
Details (2)
1:8.2.8-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-9dsa · libgc · debian · 13
1:8.2.8-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-9dsa · libgc · debian · 13
- [libgc-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libgc]
Details (2)
1:8.2.8-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-9dsa · libgc · debian · 13
1:8.2.8-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-9dsa · libgc · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0149]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10302-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2673]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2673]
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