CVE-2006-2362

HIGH 7.3CVE-2006-2362 · Published 15/05/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
binutils gnu	`< 2.17`	`2.17`

Description

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

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Oct/msg00001.html · Mailing List
secunia.com/advisories/20188 · Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/20531 · Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/20550 · Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/22932 · Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/27441 · Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi · Exploit
mail-archive.com/bug-binutils%40gnu.org/msg01516.html · Issue Tracking
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html · Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/17950 · Exploit
securitytracker.com/id · Third Party Advisory
trustix.org/errata/2006/0034 · Broken Link
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-292-1 · Broken Link
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1924 · Permissions Required
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3665 · Permissions Required
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26644 · Third Party Advisory

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