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CVE-2006-4810

Status Candidate

Overview

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.

Related Files

VMware Security Advisory 2007-0003
Posted Apr 5, 2007
Authored by VMware | Site vmware.com

VMware Security Advisory - ESX 3.0.1 and 3.0.0 patches address several security issues.

tags | advisory
advisories | CVE-2005-3011, CVE-2006-4810, CVE-2007-1270, CVE-2007-1271, CVE-2005-2096, CVE-2005-1849, CVE-2003-0107, CVE-2005-1704
SHA-256 | 00501d3613c989dc8596886834f4aebb712f92e614164602fc56e3fbe61fd121
Debian Linux Security Advisory 1219-1
Posted Nov 29, 2006
Authored by Debian | Site debian.org

Debian Security Advisory 1219-1 - The GNU texinfo package has been found susceptible to insecure file handling and buffer overflow flaws.

tags | advisory, overflow
systems | linux, debian
advisories | CVE-2005-3011, CVE-2006-4810
SHA-256 | 4641c059f7cc2e1ddd3c601d1259afa8745596943b067163250cb62775f3a5a0
OpenPKG Security Advisory 2006.34
Posted Nov 16, 2006
Authored by OpenPKG Foundation | Site openpkg.org

OpenPKG Security Advisory OpenPKG-SA-2006.034 - Miloslav Trmac from Red Hat discovered a buffer overflow in GNU Texinfo. The flaw was found in a function used by Texinfo's texi2dvi and texindex commands. An attacker could construct a carefully crafted Texinfo file that could cause texi2dvi or texindex to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code when opened.

tags | advisory, overflow, arbitrary
systems | linux, redhat
advisories | CVE-2006-4810
SHA-256 | 878e47113669a4f4780cad26b04bda1aa8d62ebe2073d4f4aa25c8cb53347bd8
Ubuntu Security Notice 379-1
Posted Nov 13, 2006
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 379-1 - Miloslav Trmac discovered a buffer overflow in texinfo's index processor. If a user is tricked into processing a .texi file with texindex, this could lead to arbitrary code execution with user privileges.

tags | advisory, overflow, arbitrary, code execution
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2006-4810
SHA-256 | 1e789714fd59aa9ed0be597252639e409cce1d9171c9b62c772e7bc500a8cfda
Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2006.203
Posted Nov 9, 2006
Authored by Mandriva | Site mandriva.com

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2006-203 - Miloslav Trmac discovered a buffer overflow in texinfo. This issue can cause texi2dvi or texindex to crash when processing a carefully crafted file.

tags | advisory, overflow
systems | linux, mandriva
advisories | CVE-2006-4810
SHA-256 | 82a8c2d42d21771783b7b34aa9ba24471bba2fbd07e390454cbf86fd4df993bc
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