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TI-2005-04537 Aliases CVE-2005-4807GHSA-f884-r5wp-g6v3

Stack-based buffer overflow in the as_bad function in messages.c in the GNU as (gas)…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.12135 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.17VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.17 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4807
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f884-r5wp-g6v3

References

Patch 2

Other 2

Sources

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