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CVE-2005-4807

Stack-based buffer overflow in the as_bad function in messages.c in the GNU as (gas) assembler in Free Software Foundati

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.06251
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  • EPSS percentile: top 9% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

2
gnu binutils< 2.17
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
remoteGNU BinUtils 2.1x - GAS Buffer Overflowverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 19555www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD31 Dec 2005 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464PatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21508PatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21530PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/27960Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307Permissions Required
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