GNU Project Debugger (GDB) Integer Overflow in Binary File Descriptor Library May Permit Code Execution
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1016544
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1016544
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CVE Reference: CVE-2005-1704
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 20 2006
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via local system, Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 6.3
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in GNU Project Debugger (GDB). A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted object file with a large number of section headers that, when loaded by the target user,
will trigger an integer overflow in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Several
packages, including binutils and elfutils use the affected library.
This vulnerability was originally reported in May 2005.
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Impact: A remote user can create a file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: The vendor issued a fixed version (6.3).
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Vendor URL: www.gnu.org/software/gdb/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any)
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:15:45 -0400
Subject: CVE-2005-1704
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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-complicit
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.
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