CVE-2005-4807

N/A Unknown

Published: December 31, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/21508

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/21530

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.osvdb.org/27960

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307

Source: cve@mitre.org

Permissions Required

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464