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CVE-2005-4808
Buffer overflow in reset_vars in config/tc-crx.c in the GNU as (gas) assembler in Free Software Foundation GNU Binutils before 20050714…
High7.6EPSS 2.3%
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- Updated
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- http://sources.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1069 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-366-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- binutils-resetvars-bo(44661) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- 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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