GNU gcc up to 4.7.x New Operator integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNU gcc up to 4.7.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component New Operator Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to integer overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-2439. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU gcc up to 4.7.x. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component New Operator Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in the new[] operator in gcc before 4.8.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impacts.

The weakness was shared 10/24/2019 as Bug 19351 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at gcc.gnu.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-2439 since 01/04/2012. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 217020 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2002-2439), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (217020) and OSVDB (85841†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 217020
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2002-2439

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: gcc 4.8.0

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01/04/2012 🔍
10/24/2019 +2850 days 🔍
10/24/2019 +0 days 🔍
03/04/2025 +1958 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: Bug 19351
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-2439 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2439
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144034
OSVDB: 85841

Entryinfo

Created: 10/24/2019 08:25
Updated: 03/04/2025 05:05
Changes: 10/24/2019 08:25 (42), 10/24/2019 08:30 (17), 03/04/2025 05:05 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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