CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2014-5044

Libgfortran vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
5.7%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
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 vendor
Gnu
Affected product
Libgfortran
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Published
2018-03-07

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-5044

  • Confirm whether Gnu Libgfortran is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-5044.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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