CVE-2006-2362
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2362
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2006-2362.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2006-2362
- Downstream
- Published
- 2006-05-15T16:06:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Buffer 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.
- References
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- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20188
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20531
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20550
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22932
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27441
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2584
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17950
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018872
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-292-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26644
- http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-binutils%40gnu.org/msg01516.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1924
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3665
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0034/