5.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-4146
GDB Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in the (1) DWARF (dwarfread.c) and (2) DWARF2 (dwarf2read.c) debugging code in GNU Debugger (GDB) 6.5 allows user-assisted attackers, or restricted users, to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file with a location block (DW_FORM_block) that contains a large number of operations.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 31, 2006, 10:04 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-4146 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu gdb
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-4146.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304669
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Oct/msg00000.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21713 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22205 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22662 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25098 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25632 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25894 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25934 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26909 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017138
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-253.htm
http://www.osvdb.org/28318
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0229.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0469.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19802
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-356-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3433
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4283
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204841 Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10463
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304669
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Oct/msg00000.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21713 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22205 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22662 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25098 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25632 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25894 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25934 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26909 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017138
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-253.htm
http://www.osvdb.org/28318
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0229.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0469.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19802
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-356-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3433
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4283
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204841 Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10463

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-4146 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-4146 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10463 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10463 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.46 }} 0.09%

score

0.74748

percentile

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