CVE-2005-4807

HIGH 7.5CVE-2005-4807 · Published 31/12/2005 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
binutils gnu	`< 2.17`	`2.17`

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.

References

bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi · Patch
secunia.com/advisories/21508 · Patch
secunia.com/advisories/21530 · Patch
osvdb.org/27960 · Broken Link
securityfocus.com/bid/19555 · Exploit
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1 · Patch
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307 · Permissions Required

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