Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2006-4810 First vendor Publication 2006-11-08
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 4.6 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4810

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10893
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10893
Title: 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.
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2006-4810
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for texinfo
File : nvt/sles9p5014518.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200611-16 (texinfo)
File : nvt/glsa_200611_16.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1219-1 (texinfo)
File : nvt/deb_1219_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
30246 texinfo texindex Crafted Texinfo File Local Code Execution

30245 texinfo texi2dvi Crafted Texinfo File Local Code Execution

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2015-01-19 Name : The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch for third-party software.
File : solaris11_texinfo_20140512.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2006-0727.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-06-29 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2006-0727-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse9_11299.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2006-0727.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-12-13 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_texinfo-2263.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-11-10 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-379-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-10-17 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_texinfo-2264.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-02-18 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2006-203.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-01-17 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2006-1202.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-01-17 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2006-1203.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-11-30 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1219.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-11-22 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200611-16.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-11-20 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2006-0727.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

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&a...
http://secunia.com/advisories/22725
http://secunia.com/advisories/22777
http://secunia.com/advisories/22798
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
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.ova...
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