K16946 : Boost memory allocator vulnerability CVE-2012-2677

Security Advisory Description

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.
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CVE-2012-2677
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Impact
Attackers may be able to perform memory-related attacks, such as buffer overflows via a large memory chunk size value.