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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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