CVE-2006-4810 (GCVE-0-2006-4810)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-11-08 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 19:23
VLAI
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://secunia.com/advisories/22798 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1219 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Date Public
2006-11-08 00:00
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