Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-4808 (CCN-44661)

Assigned:2005-09-26
Published:2005-09-26
Updated:2020-04-01
Summary:Buffer overflow in reset_vars in config/tc-crx.c in the GNU as (gas) assembler in Free Software Foundation GNU Binutils before 20050714 allows user-assisted attackers to have an unknown impact via a crafted .s file.
This vulnerability is addressed in the following patch:
GNU, Binutils, patch 20050714
CVSS v3 Severity:5.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.6 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.6 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.8 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: Gentoo Bugzilla Bug 99464
sys-devel/binutils: buffer overflow in gas

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-4808

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1069

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 29482
GNU Binutils config/tc-crx.c reset_vars Variable Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: USN-366-1
binutils vulnerability

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Third Party Advisory
USN-366-1

Source: XF
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
binutils-resetvars-bo(44661)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
binutils-resetvars-bo(44661)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 2.17)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    gnu binutils *
    canonical ubuntu linux 5.10
    gnu binutils *