CVE-2005-1704

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.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13697 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17072 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21122 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0025/ vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-178.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-222.pdf
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0368.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/18506 third party advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001060 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-709.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21262 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-673.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:215 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17001 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-015.htm
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0354.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-801.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-763.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/136-1/ vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-15.xml vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-01.xml vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9071 vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:095 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15527 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17257 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17135 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17356 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016544 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17718 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91398
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-55052-patch.html
http://www.osvdb.org/16757 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21717 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-659.html vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060703-01-U.asc vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1704?
CVE-2005-1704 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1704?
To fix CVE-2005-1704, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1704 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-1704 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.