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CVE-2002-2439
Integer overflow in the new[] operator in gcc before 4.8.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impacts.
High7.8EPSS 0.55%
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- redhat
Description
Integer overflow in the new[] operator in gcc before 4.8.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impacts.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.55% · top 54% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Integer Overflow
- CWE-190 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
GNU · gcc
- affected 4.8.0
References (4)
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-2439 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2002-2439 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2002-2439 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19351 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .