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.

Published: 2005-05-24 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-1704 is rated Low Risk (34.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.60%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1704

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.22% 0.60% +0.38%
2 2025-03-30 0.37% 0.22% -0.15%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.37% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1704

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1704

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-1704

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2005-1704 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gdb), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1704
gentoo normal CVE-2005-1704: 2 GLSA(s) (200505-15, 200506-01), 3 atom(s) (dev-libs/elfutils, sys-devel/binutils, sys-devel/gdb); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-1704
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1704
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-1704 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (binutils, gdb, gdb-doc), 12 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 5, needs-triage 3, not-affected 3, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-1704

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2005-1704

  • Red Hat (2007-03-14T00:00:00)

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1704

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnu gdb <= 6.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gdb:*:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1704

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