Integer overflow in Gnu Compiler Collection - CVE-2002-2439
Published: October 23, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35146
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2002-2439
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Integer overflow in the new[] operator in gcc before 4.8.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impacts.
Affected software
Gnu Compiler Collection
How to mitigate CVE-2002-2439
Install update from vendor's website.
Gnu Compiler Collection - update to 4.8.0