CVE-2005-1704
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
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Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (elfutils) | RHSA-2006:0368 | 2006-07-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | RHSA-2005:763 | 2005-10-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (binutils) | RHSA-2005:673 | 2005-10-05 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (binutils) | RHSA-2005:659 | 2005-09-28 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (elfutils) | RHSA-2006:0354 | 2006-08-10 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RHBA-2005:675 | 2005-09-28 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | RHSA-2005:801 | 2005-10-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (gdb) | RHSA-2005:709 | 2005-10-05 |
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