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CVE-2008-1685

UnknownEPSS 1.25%

Last modified

CVE-2008-1685 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. gcc 4.2.0 through 4.3.0 in GNU Compiler Collection, when casts are not used, considers the sum of a pointer and an int to be greater than or equal to the pointer, which might lead to removal of length testing code that was intended as a protection mechanism against integer overflow and buffer overflow attacks, and provide no diagnostic message about this removal. NOTE: the vendor has determined that this compiler behavior is correct according to section 6.5.6 of the C99 standard (aka ISO/IEC 9899:1999). EPSS estimates a 1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

gcc 4.2.0 through 4.3.0 in GNU Compiler Collection, when casts are not used, considers the sum of a pointer and an int to be greater than or equal to the pointer, which might lead to removal of length testing code that was intended as a protection mechanism against integer overflow and buffer overflow attacks, and provide no diagnostic message about this removal. NOTE: the vendor has determined that this compiler behavior is correct according to section 6.5.6 of the C99 standard (aka ISO/IEC 9899:1999)

Metrics

EPSS Probability
1.25%

65.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GnuGcc4.2.0
GnuGcc4.2.1
GnuGcc4.2.2
GnuGcc4.2.3
GnuGcc4.2.4
GnuGcc4.3.0

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-1685?
gcc 4.2.0 through 4.3.0 in GNU Compiler Collection, when casts are not used, considers the sum of a pointer and an int to be greater than or equal to the pointer, which might lead to removal of length testing code that was intended as a protection mechanism against integer overflow and buffer overflow attacks, and provide no diagnostic message about this removal. NOTE: the vendor has determined that this compiler behavior is correct according to section 6.5.6 of the C99 standard (aka ISO/IEC 9899:1999)
How severe is CVE-2008-1685?
Severity scoring for CVE-2008-1685 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1685?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST