CVE-2006-4810

NameCVE-2006-4810
DescriptionBuffer 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1219

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
texinfo (PTS)buster6.5.0.dfsg.1-4fixed
bullseye6.7.0.dfsg.2-6fixed
bookworm6.8-6fixed
sid, trixie7.1-3fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
texinfosourcesarge4.7-2.2sarge2DSA-1219
texinfosource(unstable)4.8.dfsg.1-4
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