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ubuntu-cve-2012-3509

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2012-09-05 00:00

Modified

2025-07-16 04:50

Summary

Details

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) _objalloc_alloc function in objalloc.c and (2) objalloc_alloc macro in include/objalloc.h in GNU libiberty, as used by binutils 2.22, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to the "addition of CHUNK_HEADER_SIZE to the length," which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3509	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/3	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2496-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3509	REPORT

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CVE-2012-3509 (GCVE-0-2012-3509)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-09-05 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:05

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat

References

8 references

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http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2012-08/msg01986.html	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/3	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54411	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55281	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-20…	x_refsource_MISC

Date Public

2012-08-29 00:00

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usn-2496-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2015-02-09 21:39

Modified

2026-04-22 07:36

Summary

binutils vulnerabilities

Details

Michal Zalewski discovered that the setup_group function in libbfd in GNU binutils did not properly check group headers in ELF files. An attacker could use this to craft input that could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-8485)

Hanno Böck discovered that the _bfd_XXi_swap_aouthdr_in function in libbfd in GNU binutils allowed out-of-bounds writes. An attacker could use this to craft input that could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-8501)

Hanno Böck discovered a heap-based buffer overflow in the pe_print_edata function in libbfd in GNU binutils. An attacker could use this to craft input that could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-8502)

Alexander Cherepanov discovered multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils. An attacker could use this to craft input that could delete arbitrary files. (CVE-2014-8737)

Alexander Cherepanov discovered the _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table function in libbfd in GNU binutils allowed invalid writes when handling extended name tables in an archive. An attacker could use this to craft input that could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-8738)

Hanno Böck discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the ihex_scan function in libbfd in GNU binutils. An attacker could use this to craft input that could cause a denial of service (application crash). (CVE-2014-8503)

Michal Zalewski discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the srec_scan function in libbfd in GNU binutils. An attacker could use this to to craft input that could cause a denial of service (application crash); the GNU C library's Fortify Source printf protection should prevent the possibility of executing arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-8504)

Michal Zalewski discovered that the srec_scan function in libbfd in GNU binutils allowed out-of-bounds reads. An attacker could use this to craft input to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-8484)

Sang Kil Cha discovered multiple integer overflows in the _objalloc_alloc function and objalloc_alloc macro in binutils. This could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (application crash). This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-3509)

Alexander Cherepanov and Hanno Böck discovered multiple additional out-of-bounds reads and writes in GNU binutils. An attacker could use these to craft input that could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. A few of these issues may be limited in exposure to a denial of service (application abort) by the GNU C library's Fortify Source printf protection.

The strings(1) utility in GNU binutils used libbfd by default when examining executable object files; unfortunately, libbfd was not originally developed with the expectation of hostile input. As a defensive measure, the behavior of strings has been changed to default to 'strings --all' behavior, which does not use libbfd; use the new argument to strings, '--data', to recreate the old behavior.

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2496-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3509	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8484	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8485	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8501	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8502	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8503	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8504	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8737	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8738	REPORT

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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ubuntu-cve-2012-3509

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2012-3509 (GCVE-0-2012-3509)

usn-2496-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

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