7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2005-4807
GNU Binutils Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2005, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-4807 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Gnu binutils
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Update the affected packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2005-4807 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-4807.

URL Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21508 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21530 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/27960 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307 Permissions Required
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21508 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21530 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/27960 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307 Permissions Required
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-4807 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Test container known to be vulnerable. Do NOT use this apart from for testing

Dockerfile

Updated: 5 years, 4 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
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Updated: 1 year ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 13, 2019, 1:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 308 different CVEs too.

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Shell C Perl PHP TeX Python Assembly Makefile HTML XSLT

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
331 stars 74 fork 74 watcher
Born at : July 30, 2015, 10:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 309 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-4807 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-4807 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21508
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21530
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/27960
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464 Patch http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/21508 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/21508 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/21530 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/21530 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.osvdb.org/27960 No Types Assigned http://www.osvdb.org/27960 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555 Exploit, Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1 Patch http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307 Permissions Required
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.17
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

13.59 }} -7.74%

score

0.93911

percentile