Integer overflow in Gnu Compiler Collection - CVE-2014-5044

Vulnerability identifier: #VU11075

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5044

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: GNU

Affected software:
Gnu Compiler Collection

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.

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• https://gcc.gnu.org/viewcvs/gcc/trunk/libgfortran/ChangeLog?limit_changes=0&view=markup&...