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CVE-2006-4250

Published: Apr 10, 2007 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
NEGLIGIBLE
Vulnerability-free packages from our partners
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4250
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Buffer overflow in man and mandb (man-db) 2.4.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the -H flag.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Debian_linux Debian 3.1 (including) 3.1 (including)
Debian_linux Debian 3.1-r1 (including) 3.1-r1 (including)
Man-db Ubuntu dapper *
Man-db Ubuntu devel *
Man-db Ubuntu edgy *
Man-db Ubuntu feisty *
Man-db Ubuntu gutsy *
Man-db Ubuntu hardy *
Man-db Ubuntu intrepid *
Man-db Ubuntu jaunty *
Man-db Ubuntu karmic *
Man-db Ubuntu lucid *
Man-db Ubuntu maverick *
Man-db Ubuntu natty *

References

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