DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1704

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1704

    Published: 24 May 2005Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2005-1704

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1704

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gdb

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/gdb?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -6.3-6

    Affected versions

    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