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CVE-2005-4808

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-4808 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the GNU as (gas) assembler, specifically within the reset_vars function in config/tc-crx.c, affecting GNU Binutils versions before 20050714 and related distributions like Canonical Ubuntu Linux. This flaw carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.6, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity that could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.6HIGH

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0228 is in the 38th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-4808

CVE-2005-4808

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/44661
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
sources.redhat.com / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-366-1
Third Party Advisory