CVE-2002-2439 — gcc: Integer overflow can occur during the computation of the memory region size for new[] operator

HIGH

gcc: Integer overflow can occur during the computation of the memory region size for new[] operator

Published Oct 23, 2019

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.55%

Integer overflow in the new[] operator in gcc before 4.8.0 allows attackers to have unspecified impacts.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
4.8.0	affected	-

Product	Package	State	Advisory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	compat-gcc-295	Will not fix	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	compat-gcc-296	Will not fix	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	compat-gcc-32	Will not fix	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	compat-gcc-34	Will not fix	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	gcc	Will not fix	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	gcc43	Will not fix	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	gcc44	Will not fix	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	compat-gcc-295	Will not fix	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	compat-gcc-296	Will not fix	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	compat-gcc-32	Will not fix	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	compat-gcc-34	Will not fix	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	gcc	Will not fix	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	gcc	Not affected	n/a

No remediation recorded yet.

0.55% 0.00548

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00548

2022–2026

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.55% (0.00548)	43.80th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.55% (0.00548)	41.32th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.11% (0.00106)	26.33th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.10% (0.00103)	43.57th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 26, 2024	0.09% (0.00086)	36.84th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.09% (0.00086)	34.81th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.95% (0.00950)	32.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	30.63th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	28.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	13.46th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-190

Integer Overflow

Link	Providers	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-2439		Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2002-2439		x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853906		Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2002-2439		x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19351		x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2439
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-2439		x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-2439