CVE-2006-4810

Publication date 8 November 2006

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

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.

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
texinfo 7.04 feisty
Fixed 4.8.dfsg.1-4build1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 4.8.dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 4.8-4ubuntu0.1

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-379-1
    • texinfo vulnerability
    • 9 November 2006

Other references