# CVE-2005-1194: Memory corruption in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into compiling a malicious assembly file with the NASM assembler.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 May 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1194, GHSA-pc6g-x96w-gjr7

## What is CVE-2005-1194?

CVE-2005-1194 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 4 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ieee_putascii function for nasm 0.98 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted asm file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1287.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1194?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-1194?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2005-1194 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-1194 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-1194 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 4 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1194/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1194/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1194
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1194
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-1194

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1194/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.