CVE-2005-4808

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 2%

Description

Buffer overflow in reset_vars in config/tc-crx.c in the GNU as (gas) assembler in Free Software Foundation GNU Binutils before 20050714 allows user-assisted attackers to have an unknown impact via a crafted .s file.

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 (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1069
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-366-1
VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44661

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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