CVE-2005-1704
Publication date 24 May 2005
Last updated 17 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| binutils | ||
| gdb | ||
| gdb-doc | ||