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Vulnerability details: VCID-9jnm-gknk-qkgm
Vulnerability ID VCID-9jnm-gknk-qkgm
Aliases CVE-2005-4807
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.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
epss 0.06251 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2005-4807
epss 0.06251 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2005-4807
epss 0.06251 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2005-4807
epss 0.06251 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2005-4807
epss 0.06251 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2005-4807
epss 0.06251 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2005-4807
epss 0.06251 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2005-4807
epss 0.06251 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2005-4807
epss 0.06251 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2005-4807
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4807
Reference id Reference type URL
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99464
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2005-4807.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2005-4807
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-4807
http://secunia.com/advisories/21508
http://secunia.com/advisories/21530
http://www.osvdb.org/27960
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-336-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3307
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2005-4807 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4807
CVE-2005-4807;OSVDB-27960 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/remote/28397.sh
CVE-2005-4807;OSVDB-27960 Exploit https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555/info
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Aug. 17, 2006
Description GNU BinUtils 2.1x - GAS Buffer Overflow
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Aug. 17, 2006
Exploit type remote
Platform linux
Source update date Sept. 20, 2013
Source URL https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19555/info
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4807
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.90862
EPSS Score 0.06251
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T15:01:14.237178+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2005-4807.json 38.0.0