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CVE-2005-1704
Integer overflow in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library for gdb before 6.3, binutils, elfutils, and possibly other packages, allows…
- 4.6MediumCVSS base score
- 0.60%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 51% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.60% · top 51% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- 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)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-1706 (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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