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high 7.6

CVE-2005-4808 json

Buffer overflow in reset_vars in config/tc-crx.c in the GNU as (gas) assembler in Free Software Foundation GNU Binutils before 20050714 all…

published 2005-12-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4801

cvss
7.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • gnu binutils 2.17
  • binutils Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.17-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-4808

Exploit prediction

2.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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