CVE-2006-4250

NameCVE-2006-4250
SourceCVE (at NVD; RH)
DescriptionBuffer overflow in man and mandb (man-db) 2.4.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the -H flag.
ReferencesDSA-1278-1
NVD severitymedium (attack range: local)
Debian/oldstablenot vulnerable.
Debian/stablenot vulnerable.
Debian/testingnot vulnerable.
Debian/unstablenot vulnerable.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
man-db (PTS)lenny2.5.2-5fixed
squeeze2.5.7-8fixed
wheezy, sid2.6.0.2-3fixed

The information above is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
man-dbsource(unstable)2.4.3-5medium
man-dbsourcesarge2.4.2-21sarge1mediumDSA-1278-1

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