CVE-2005-4807
Stack-based buffer overflow in the as_bad function in messages.c in the GNU as (gas) assembler in...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4807- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4807- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4800 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4800- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f884-r5wp-g6v3 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the as_bad function in messages.c in the GNU as (gas) assembler in...
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.
- Record
GHSA-f884-r5wp-g6v3- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4807- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-4807 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-4807- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | GNU BinUtils 2.1x - GAS Buffer Overflow | 2006-08-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-4807 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gnu Binutils, published December 31, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.1%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in binutils 2.17-1.