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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10893

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-810

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30158

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4412

http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-2559638-patch.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-1121906-patch.html

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-379-1

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0063/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20959

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452723/100/0/threaded

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0727.html

http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.034-texinfo.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:203

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1219

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-16.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/24788

http://secunia.com/advisories/23335

http://secunia.com/advisories/23112

http://secunia.com/advisories/23015

http://secunia.com/advisories/22995

http://secunia.com/advisories/22929

http://secunia.com/advisories/22898

http://secunia.com/advisories/22798

http://secunia.com/advisories/22777

http://secunia.com/advisories/22725

http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/texinfo/texinfo/util/texindex.c?r1=1.16&r2=1.17

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3