CVE-2005-1704
Integer overflow in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library for gdb before 6.3, binutils, elfutils, and possibly other packages, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted object file that specifies a large number of section…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.60%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Integer overflow in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library for gdb before 6.3, binutils, elfutils, and possibly other packages, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted object file that specifies a large number of section headers, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.60% probability · 47th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- gnu/gdb
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060703-01-U.asc
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91398
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001060
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15527Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17001Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17072Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17135Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17257Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17356Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17718Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18506
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21122Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21262Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21717Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24788Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-15.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016544
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-222.pdf
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-015.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-178.htm
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-01.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:095
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:215
- http://www.osvdb.org/16757
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-659.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-673.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-709.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-763.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-801.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0354.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.