Integer overflow in Gnu Compiler Collection - CVE-2002-2439

 

Integer overflow in Gnu Compiler Collection - CVE-2002-2439

Published: October 23, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU35146
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2002-2439
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
Gnu Compiler Collection

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2002-2439

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources