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
Published Aug 18, 2006
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.33%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 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:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.33% (0.02327) | 82.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.24% (0.02243) | 80.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.09% (0.01087) | 76.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 49.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 47.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 45.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1069 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-366-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4808 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44661 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4808
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4808
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1069 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-366-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4808 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44661 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4808 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4808 |
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