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
Published Aug 18, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.13%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 5.04
- 5.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
gas (and gcc) make no promise that they are fault tolerant to bad input. We do not plan on producing security updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux to correct these bugs.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.13% (0.12135) | 96.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.66% (0.11664) | 95.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 6.67% (0.06669) | 91.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 13.59% (0.13593) | 93.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 20.70% (0.20695) | 95.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.51% (0.16508) | 91.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 20.70% (0.20695) | 95.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.10% (0.01102) | 85.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 1.10% (0.01102) | 84.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01100) | 82.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01125) | 82.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.01% (0.09006) | 94.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.01% (0.09006) | 93.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.01% (0.09006) | 83.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21508 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21530 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/27960 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4807 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4807
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4807
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21508 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21530 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/27960 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4807 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4807 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4807 |
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