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CVE-2014-5044

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-190

Description

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.

Affected products

• GNU Libgfortran: before 4.8 — fixed in 4.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GNU Libgfortran 4.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/24/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/31/6
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122812
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94849
• https://gcc.gnu.org/viewcvs/gcc/trunk/libgfortran/ChangeLog?limit_changes=0&view=markup&pathrev=211721
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/24/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/31/6
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122812
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94849
• https://gcc.gnu.org/viewcvs/gcc/trunk/libgfortran/ChangeLog?limit_changes=0&view=markup&pathrev=211721

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