CVE-2005-1704 : Integer overflow in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library for gdb before 6.3, binutils, elfutils, and possibly other

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 2005-05-24 04:00:00

Updated 2018-10-19 15:31:53

Source MITRE

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Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Products affected by CVE-2005-1704

GNU » GDB » Update R2
Versions up to, including, (<=) 6.3
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gdb:*:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1704

EPSS FAQ

0.12%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 45 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-1704

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
4.6	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	3.9	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial

CWE ids for CVE-2005-1704

CWE-189

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2005-1704

Red Hat 2007-03-14

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

References for CVE-2005-1704

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