CVE-2005-1704

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.

Affected products

• gnu / gdb6.3

References

• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13697
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17072
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/21122
• MISChttp://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0025/
• MISChttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-178.htm
• MISChttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-222.pdf
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0368.html
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/18506
• MISChttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001060
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-709.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/21262
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-673.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:215
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17001
• MISChttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-015.htm
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0354.html
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-801.html
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-763.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/24788
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/136-1/
• MISChttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-15.xml
• MISChttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-01.xml
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9071
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:095
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/15527
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17257
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17135
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17356
• MISChttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016544
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17718
• MISChttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91398
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-55052-patch.html
• MISChttp://www.osvdb.org/16757
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/21717
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-659.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060703-01-U.asc