CVE-2005-4807 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12.1% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 12.14% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| gnu | binutils |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GNU BinUtils 2.1x - GAS Buffer Overflow | 2006-08-17 |
References
- 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
- 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
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