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

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:16

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

Information

Published : 2006-11-08 21:07

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:16


NVD link : CVE-2006-4810

Mitre link : CVE-2006-4810

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2006-4810


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Products Affected

gnu

  • texinfo