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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-4895

Multiple integer overflows in TCMalloc (tcmalloc.cc) in gperftools before 0.4 make it easier for context-dependent attackers to perform memory-related attacks such as buffer overflows via a large size value, which causes less memory to be allocated than…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.13%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Multiple integer overflows in TCMalloc (tcmalloc.cc) in gperftools before 0.4 make it easier for context-dependent attackers to perform memory-related attacks such as buffer overflows via a large size value, which causes less memory to be allocated than expected.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
1.13% probability · 65th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-189
Affected
csilvers/gperftools
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.