CVE-2005-4807
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 12.13% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 August 2006
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- gnu/binutils · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 12.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21508Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21530Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/27960Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307Permissions Required
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21508Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21530Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/27960Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307Permissions Required
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.