CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-1704

MEDIUM
4.6
CVSS v2
NVD

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 object file that specifies a large number of section headers, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

How to fix

Remediation Available
gdbDebian
Fixed in:6.3-6CVE-2005-1704
Fixed in:6.3-6CVE-2005-1704
Fixed in:6.3-6CVE-2005-1704
Fixed in:6.3-6CVE-2005-1704

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days
44thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 44% of all known CVEs.

References

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