Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting gcc-4.9 package, versions <4.9.1-4
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
2.61% (91st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-GCC49-309184
- published 7 Mar 2018
- disclosed 7 Mar 2018
Introduced: 7 Mar 2018
CVE-2014-5044 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8
gcc-4.9
to version 4.9.1-4 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gcc-4.9
package and not the gcc-4.9
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:8
relevant fixed versions and status.
Multiple integer overflows in libgfortran might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (Fortran application crash) via vectors related to array allocation.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5044
- https://gcc.gnu.org/viewcvs/gcc/trunk/libgfortran/ChangeLog?limit_changes=0&view=markup&pathrev=211721
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/24/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/31/6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122812
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-5044
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94849