CVE-2006-4250
| Name | CVE-2006-4250 |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; RH) |
| Description | Buffer 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. |
| References | DSA-1278-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: local) |
| Debian/oldstable | not vulnerable. |
| Debian/stable | not vulnerable. |
| Debian/testing | not vulnerable. |
| Debian/unstable | not vulnerable. |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| man-db (PTS) | lenny | 2.5.2-5 | fixed |
| squeeze | 2.5.7-8 | fixed |
| wheezy, sid | 2.6.0.2-3 | fixed |
The information above is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| man-db | source | (unstable) | 2.4.3-5 | medium | | |
| man-db | source | sarge | 2.4.2-21sarge1 | medium | DSA-1278-1 | |
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