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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 headers, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published

2005-05-24T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gnu	gdb	≤ 6.3	Yes

References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060703-01-U.asc ([email protected])
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91398 ([email protected])
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001060 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/15527 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/17001 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/17072 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/17135 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/17257 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/17356 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/17718 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/18506 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/21122 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/21262 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/21717 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-15.xml Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016544 ([email protected])
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-222.pdf ([email protected])
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-015.htm ([email protected])
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-178.htm ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-01.xml ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:095 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:215 ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/16757 ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-659.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-673.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-709.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-763.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-801.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0354.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0368.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13697 ([email protected])
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0025/ ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-55052-patch.html ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9071 ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/136-1/ ([email protected])
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060703-01-U.asc (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91398 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001060 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/15527 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17001 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17072 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17135 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17257 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17356 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17718 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/18506 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/21122 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/21262 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/21717 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-15.xml Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016544 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-222.pdf (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-015.htm (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-178.htm (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-01.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:095 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:215 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/16757 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-659.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-673.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-709.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-763.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-801.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0354.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0368.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13697 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0025/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-55052-patch.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9071 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/136-1/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)