CVE-2005-1704

Published: May 24, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

4.6

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library for gdb before 6.3, binutils, elfutils, and possibly other packages, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted object file that specifies a large number of section headers, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Gdb

Gnu

1 product

Gdb

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Gdb	Up to 6.3

Related CWEs

CWE-189

References (76)

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060703-01-U.asc (unsafe URL)

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91398

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001060

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/15527

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/17001

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/17072

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/17135

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/17257

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/17356

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/17718

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/18506

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/21122

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/21262

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/21717

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/24788

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-15.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016544

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-222.pdf

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-015.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-178.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-01.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:095

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:215

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/16757

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-659.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-673.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-709.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-763.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-801.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0354.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0368.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13697

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0025/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-55052-patch.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9071

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/136-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060703-01-U.asc (unsafe URL)