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CVE-2014-5044 json

Multiple integer overflows in libgfortran might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (Fortran appl…

published 2018-03-07 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-4943

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.6%
EPSS 5.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple integer overflows in libgfortran might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (Fortran application crash) via vectors related to array allocation.

Patch / fix

  • gnu libgfortran 4.8
  • gcc-4.8 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04
  • gcc-4.8-arm64-cross Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.11.1
  • gcc-4.8-armhf-cross Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.11.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5044

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-5044 updated cvss 4.6

gcc: integer overflow flaws in libgfortran

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gcc, gcc44 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 cpp, gcc, libgcc, libgcj, libitm, gcc-c++, +15 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 cpp, gcc, libgo, gcc-go, libgcc, libitm, +16 more
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

5.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

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