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TI-2005-04622 Aliases CVE-2005-4895GHSA-9chm-qgqp-3whh

Multiple integer overflows in TCMalloc (tcmalloc.cc) in gperftools before 0.4 make it…

Priority LOW 25CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01132 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:csilvers:gperftools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.3VulnerableCsilvers
cpe:2.3:a:csilvers:gperftools:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1VulnerableCsilvers
cpe:2.3:a:csilvers:gperftools:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2VulnerableCsilvers
  • cpe:2.3:a:csilvers:gperftools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.3 Vulnerable ·Csilvers
  • cpe:2.3:a:csilvers:gperftools:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·Csilvers
  • cpe:2.3:a:csilvers:gperftools:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Csilvers

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4895
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9chm-qgqp-3whh

References

Other 2

Sources

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