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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 48.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-05-24 04:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 21:59Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-05-24
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 923c23c9486801ebf550527a3c18d027d9a5a841f5c3675464ca5d9a0eaec1b6
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com13697http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13697
- secunia.com17072http://secunia.com/advisories/17072
- secunia.com21122http://secunia.com/advisories/21122
- www.trustix.org2005-0025http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0025/
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-178.htm
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-222.pdf
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2006:0368http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0368.html
- www.securityfocus.com20070404 VMSA-2007-0003 VMware ESX 3.0.1 and 3.0.0 server security updateshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com18506http://secunia.com/advisories/18506
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2006:1060http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001060
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:709http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-709.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2007-1267http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267
- secunia.com21262http://secunia.com/advisories/21262
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:673http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-673.html
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2005:215http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:215
- secunia.com17001http://secunia.com/advisories/17001
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-015.htm
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2006:0354http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0354.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:801http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-801.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:763http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-763.html
- secunia.com24788http://secunia.com/advisories/24788
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-136-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/136-1/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200505-15http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-15.xml
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200506-01http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-01.xml
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9071https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9071
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2005:095http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:095
- secunia.com15527http://secunia.com/advisories/15527
- secunia.com17257http://secunia.com/advisories/17257
- secunia.com17135http://secunia.com/advisories/17135
- secunia.com17356http://secunia.com/advisories/17356
- securitytracker.com1016544http://securitytracker.com/id?1016544
- secunia.com17718http://secunia.com/advisories/17718
- bugs.gentoo.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91398
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-55052-patch.html
- www.osvdb.org16757http://www.osvdb.org/16757
- secunia.com21717http://secunia.com/advisories/21717
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:659http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-659.html
- patches.sgi.com20060703-01-Pftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060703-01-U.asc
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- gdb Fixed in 6.3-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- gdb Fixed in 6.3-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- gdb Fixed in 6.3-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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