CVE-2005-4807 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Stack-based buffer overflow in the as_bad function in messages.c in the GNU as (gas) assembler in Free Software Foundation GNU Binutils before 20050721 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .c file with crafted inline assembly code.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06251.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:::::::*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Canonical Subscribe	Ubuntu Linux Subscribe
Gnu Subscribe	Binutils Subscribe

Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464
http://secunia.com/advisories/21508
http://secunia.com/advisories/21530
http://www.osvdb.org/27960
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-08-18T23:55:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:01:23.541Z

Reserved: 2006-08-18T04:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-4807

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-4807

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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