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CVE-2006-7252

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2012-07-25 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Integer overflow in the calloc function in libc/stdlib/malloc.c in jemalloc in libc for FreeBSD 6.4 and NetBSD makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to perform memory-related attacks such as buffer overflows via a large size value, which triggers a memory allocation of one byte.

Affected Platforms

Freebsd FreebsdNetbsd Netbsd

Weakness Type

CWE-189

References