CVE-2006-4810

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Texinfo
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 November 2006

Summary

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/22725
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-20...
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0727.html
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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