CVE-2008-1367 describes a vulnerability in GCC 4.3.x where it fails to generate a 'cld' instruction for string manipulation functions on x86/i386 architectures. This oversight can prevent the direction flag from being reset, potentially leading to memory corruption during Linux kernel signal handling if data is copied in the wrong direction. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gcc:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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