Your submission was sent successfully! Close

You have successfully unsubscribed! Close

Thank you for signing up for our newsletter!
In these regular emails you will find the latest updates about Ubuntu and upcoming events where you can meet our team.Close

CVE-2006-4810

Publication date 8 November 2006

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu 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

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