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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2002-2439

high Nessus Plugin ID 217020

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - Integer overflow in the new[] operator in gcc before 4.8.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impacts.
 (CVE-2002-2439)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2002-2439

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2002-2439

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 217020

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2002_2439.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/3/2025

Updated: 9/2/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2002-2439

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-libgcc-296, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-i686-linux-android, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-mingw-w64, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-gcc-34-c%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-objc%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libmudflap-devel, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-arm-linux-androideabi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libstdc%2b%2b-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-gcc-296, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc43, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgnat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-libstdc%2b%2b-295, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgnat-devel, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-4.7-armhf-cross, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libobjc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgfortran, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-arm-none-eabi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgomp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgcj-devel, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-4.7-armel-cross, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libquadmath, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-gfortran, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-c%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-msp430, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgcc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libstdc%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-4.7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc44, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-gcc-32, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-gcc-295, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-h8300-hms, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cpp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libitm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libmudflap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-objc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-java, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libatomic, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgcj, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-libf2c-34, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgcj-src, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-libstdc%2b%2b-296, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libstdc%2b%2b-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-gcc-34, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-gnat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-libstdc%2b%2b-33, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-libgcc-295, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-gcc-34-g77

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-2439