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CVE-2023-4039

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Record status
Published
Identifier year (not publication year)
2023
Source publication
Source updated
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Source snapshot
cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·

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CNA source text (English)

GCC's-fstack-protector fails to guard dynamically-sized local variables on AArch64

**DISPUTED**A failure in the -fstack-protector feature in GCC-based toolchains that target AArch64 allows an attacker to exploit an existing buffer overflow in dynamically-sized local variables in your application without this being detected. This stack-protector failure only applies to C99-style dynamically-sized local variables or those created using alloca(). The stack-protector operates as intended for statically-sized local variables. The default behavior when the stack-protector detects an overflow is to terminate your application, resulting in controlled loss of availability. An attacker who can exploit a buffer overflow without triggering the stack-protector might be able to change program flow control to cause an uncontrolled loss of availability or to go further and affect confidentiality or integrity. NOTE: The GCC project argues that this is a missed hardening bug and not a vulnerability by itself.

Scoped product and version facts

Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.

Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

Arm GNU Toolchain

Vendor
Arm Ltd
Product
Arm GNU Toolchain
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
affected
Arm GNU Toolchain · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
All versions where option -fstack-protector is usedaffectedUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableNone listed

GCC

Vendor
GNU
Product
GCC
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
unaffected
GCC · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
All versions of GCC that target AArch64 when option -fstack-protector is usedaffectedUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableNone listed