CVE-2006-4810

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

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:texinfo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2006-11-08 13:07

Updated : 2018-10-17 14:39


NVD link : CVE-2006-4810

Mitre link : CVE-2006-4810


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Products Affected

gnu

  • texinfo