Integer overflow in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library for gdb before 6.3, binutils, elfutils, and possibly other packages, allows…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.60% · top 51% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-189 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-189 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (37)

• 13697 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 17072 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21122 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 2005-0025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-178.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-222.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0368 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 20070404 VMSA-2007-0003 VMware ESX 3.0.1 and 3.0.0 server security updates (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 18506 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• CLA-2006:1060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
• RHSA-2005:709 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1267 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 21262 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2005:673 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• MDKSA-2005:215 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
• 17001 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-015.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0354 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2005:801 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2005:763 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 24788 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-136-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• GLSA-200505-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• GLSA-200506-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9071 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• MDKSA-2005:095 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
• 15527 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 17257 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 17135 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 17356 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1016544 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 17718 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91398 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-55052-patch.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 16757 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 21717 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2005:659 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 21:59 UTC.