CVE-2012-2673 | Boehm-Demers-Weiser Garbage Collector prior 5.0 malloc malloc.c GC_generic_malloc_ignore_off_page numeric error (RHSA-2013:1500 / Nessus ID 70754)
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Boehm-Demers-Weiser Garbage Collector. This affects the function GC_generic_malloc_ignore_off_page of the file malloc.c of the component malloc. The manipulation leads to numeric error.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2673. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.