cscope: multiple buffer overflows
Published Aug 23, 2006
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.95%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in cscope 15.5 and earlier allow user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple vectors including (1) a long pathname that is not properly handled during file list parsing, (2) long pathnames that result from path variable expansion such as tilde expansion for the HOME environment variable, and (3) a long -f (aka reffile) command line argument.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
cscope-0:15.5-16.RHEL3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
cscope-0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1101
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | cscope-0:15.5-16.RHEL3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1101 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | cscope-0:15.5-10.RHEL4.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1101 |
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 since its first release.
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 1, 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 1, 2026 | 3.95% (0.03953) | 90.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.65% (0.03653) | 88.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.49% (0.01494) | 79.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.39% (0.05395) | 83.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.49% (0.01494) | 79.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.57% (0.01566) | 87.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 2.06% (0.02064) | 88.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2023 | 1.68% (0.01680) | 85.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2023 | 2.02% (0.02025) | 87.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 1.99% (0.01989) | 87.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.58% (0.01578) | 85.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 87.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 86.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 69.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21601 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22239 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22515 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-08.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=30266760&forum_id=33500 x_refsource_CONFIRM
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1186 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.osvdb.org/28135 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/28136 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1101.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19686 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19687 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3374 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4262 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=203645 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=203645 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28545 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28546 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4262
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9661 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4262
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