SB2014061701 - Privilege escalation in Gnu Compiler Collection
Published: June 17, 2014 Updated: March 15, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014061701
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5044)
The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to integer overflow. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption, execute arbitrary code or cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.