CVE-2006-4250

Description

Buffer overflow in man and mandb (man-db) 2.4.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the -H flag.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/24801
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24828
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24995
• http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1278
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23355