| Name | CVE-2006-4250 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1278-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| man-db (PTS) | bullseye | 2.9.4-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.11.2-2 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2.13.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| man-db | source | sarge | 2.4.2-21sarge1 | DSA-1278-1 | ||
| man-db | source | (unstable) | 2.4.3-5 |