CVE-2006-2362

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-2362
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-05-15 16:06:00 UTC
Updated2023-12-22 17:15:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in getsym in tekhex.c in libbfd in Free Software Foundation GNU Binutils before 20060423, as used by GNU strings, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file with a crafted Tektronix Hex Format (TekHex) record in which the length character is not a valid hexadecimal character.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Binutils All All All All
Application Gnu Binutils All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
APPLE-SA-2007-10-30 Xcode 2.5 Developer Tools APPLE lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
GNU Binutils libbfd TekHex Record Handling Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Security Announcement SUSE www.novell.com Third Party Advisory
usn/usn-292-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Broken Link
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
2006-0034 TRUSTIX www.trustix.org Broken Link
Webmail - OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Permissions Required
Webmail | OVH- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Permissions Required
Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for binutils SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory
[Bug binutils/2584] New: SIGSEGV in strings tool when the file is crafte www.mail-archive.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Apple Xcode Bugs Let Local Users Gain System Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 2584 – SIGSEGV in strings tool when the file is crafted. CONFIRM sourceware.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
GNU BinUtils Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[Bug binutils/2584] New: SIGSEGV in strings tool when the file is crafte MLIST www.mail-archive.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Apple Xcode Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Trustix updates for binutils / mysql / spamassassin - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory
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