GDB buffer overflow
Published Aug 31, 2006
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.49%
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.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
gdb-0:6.3.0.0-1.138.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0469
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
gdb-0:6.3.0.0-1.143.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0229
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | gdb-0:6.3.0.0-1.138.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0469 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | gdb-0:6.3.0.0-1.143.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0229 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 was not vulnerable to this issue as it contained a backported patch.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.49% (0.03493) | 88.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03227) | 86.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.23% (0.01231) | 77.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.48% (0.02485) | 75.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.13% (0.01127) | 76.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00458) | 76.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00458) | 74.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 71.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 69.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 66.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 69.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 82.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 81.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 63.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (30)
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=203875 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4146
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- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4146
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