{"id":"CVE-2005-4807","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2005-4807","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:51:45.334Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2005-12-31T05:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:19:29.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["gnu/binutils","canonical/ubuntu linux"],"epss":{"score":0.12135,"percentile":0.96125,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2006-08-17","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":28397,"kind":"exploit","title":"GNU BinUtils 2.1x - GAS Buffer Overflow","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28397","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/remote/28397.sh","file":"exploits/linux/remote/28397.sh","published":"2006-08-17","added":"2006-08-17","updated":"2013-09-20","author":"Tavis Ormandy","type":"remote","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2005-4807","OSVDB-27960"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/21508","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/21530","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/27960","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307","tags":["Permissions Required"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/21508","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/21530","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/27960","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307","tags":["Permissions Required"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4807","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}