CVE-2013-4332
glibc: three integer overflows in memory allocator
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · August 20, 2013
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
Multiple integer overflow flaws, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, were found in glibc's memory allocator functions (pvalloc, valloc, and memalign). If an application used such a function, it could cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound