CVE-2005-4807

N/A
Published: August 18, 2006 at 07:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxBinutils

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 12%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.17
Affected range stops below 2.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (7)

x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/21508
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/21530
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/27960
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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