Explain CVE-2005-1704
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: n/a
References: [{'name': '13697', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13697'}, {'name': '17072', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/17072'}, {'name': '21122', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/21122'}, {'name': '2005-0025', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_TRUSTIX'], 'url': 'http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0025/'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-178.htm'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-222.pdf'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2006:0368', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0368.html'}, {'name': '20070404 VMSA-2007-0003 VMware ESX 3.0.1 and 3.0.0 server security updates', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '18506', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/18506'}, {'name': 'CLA-2006:1060', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_CONECTIVA'], 'url': 'http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001060'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2005:709', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-709.html'}, {'name': 'ADV-2007-1267', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267'}, {'name': '21262', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/21262'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2005:673', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-673.html'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2005:215', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRAKE'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:215'}, {'name': '17001', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/17001'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-015.htm'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2006:0354', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0354.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2005:801', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-801.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2005:763', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-763.html'}, {'name': '24788', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24788'}, {'name': 'USN-136-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/136-1/'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200505-15', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-15.xml'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200506-01', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-01.xml'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9071', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9071'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2005:095', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRAKE'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:095'}, {'name': '15527', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/15527'}, {'name': '17257', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/17257'}, {'name': '17135', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/17135'}, {'name': '17356', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/17356'}, {'name': '1016544', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://securitytracker.com/id?1016544'}, {'name': '17718', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/17718'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91398'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-55052-patch.html'}, {'name': '16757', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/16757'}, {'name': '21717', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/21717'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2005:659', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-659.html'}, {'name': '20060703-01-P', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SGI'], 'url': 'ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060703-01-U.asc'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED