CVE-2005-4807

Published: Dec 31, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Gnu: Binutils · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Binutils	Before 2.17

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 5.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 5.10

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (14)

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/21508

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/21530

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.osvdb.org/27960

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307

Source: cve@mitre.org

Permissions Required

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464