CVE-2006-4810

Description

Buffer overflow in the readline function in util/texindex.c, as used by the (1) texi2dvi and (2) texindex commands, in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Texinfo file.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.16%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22725	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:203	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0727.html	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22777	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-379-1	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20959	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22995	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4412	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23015	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267	vdb entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-810
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-16.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23335	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23112	third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-2559638-patch.html
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0063/	vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788	third party advisory
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/texinfo/texinfo/util/texindex.c?r1=1.16&r2=1.17
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452723/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/22898	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22929	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10893	vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30158	vdb entry
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.034-texinfo.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-1121906-patch.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22798	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1219	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4810?: CVE-2006-4810 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4810?: To fix CVE-2006-4810, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4810 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-4810 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.