CVE-2005-4807

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    CVE-2005-4807

    Published: 31 Dec 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464, http://secunia.com/advisories/21508, http://secunia.com/advisories/21530, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555, http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464, http://secunia.com/advisories/21508, http://secunia.com/advisories/21530, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307, http://www.osvdb.org/27960

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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