DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4810

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-4810
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4810.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4810
Upstream
Published
2006-11-08T21:07:00Z
Modified
2025-09-24T23:58:22.510330Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / texinfo

Package

Name
texinfo
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/texinfo?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8.dfsg.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / texinfo

Package

Name
texinfo
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/texinfo?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8.dfsg.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / texinfo

Package

Name
texinfo
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/texinfo?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8.dfsg.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / texinfo

Package

Name
texinfo
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/texinfo?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8.dfsg.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}