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    CVE-2006-4810

    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.

    Published:Nov 8, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 8, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.00162
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Texinfo
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    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&r2=1.17
    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.oval%3Adef%3A10893
    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&r2=1.17
    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.oval%3Adef%3A10893

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