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CVE-2014-5044

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-5044 describes multiple integer overflows in GNU libgfortran, a library used by Fortran applications. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.8, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through specially crafted array allocations. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers. Its high FAUCET Risk Score of 94/100 further emphasizes the potential danger despite the lack of confirmed exploits.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libgfortran:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0568 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: gcc
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: gcc44
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: compat-libgfortran-41
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: gcc
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: compat-libgfortran-41
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: gcc

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-5044Moderate

gcc: integer overflow flaws in libgfortran

Jun 17, 2014

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/94849
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
gcc.gnu.org / viewcvs/gcc/trunk/libgfortran/ChangeLog
Release NotesVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/07/24/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/07/31/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory