Information Exposure Affecting gcc-4.8 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-GCC48-309205
  • published17 Nov 2015
  • disclosed17 Nov 2015

Introduced: 17 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-5276  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 gcc-4.8.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gcc-4.8 package and not the gcc-4.8 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The std::random_device class in libstdc++ in the GNU Compiler Collection (aka GCC) before 4.9.4 does not properly handle short reads from blocking sources, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to predict the random values via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Scores

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