MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Nov 8, 2006
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.54%
Description
Buffer overflow in the readline function in util/texindex.c, as used by the (1) texi2dvi and (2) texindex commands, in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Texinfo file.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
texinfo-0:4.0b-3.el2.1
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0727
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
texinfo-0:4.5-3.el3.1
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0727
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
texinfo-0:4.7-5.el4.2
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0727
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | texinfo-0:4.0b-3.el2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0727 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | texinfo-0:4.5-3.el3.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0727 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | texinfo-0:4.7-5.el4.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0727 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains 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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.54% 0.00540
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00540
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 43.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00526) | 40.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00156) | 33.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 29.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 4, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 26.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 79.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 3.05% (0.03054) | 83.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (34)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/texinfo/texinfo/util/texindex.c?r1=1.16&r2=1.17 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22725 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22777 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22798 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22898 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22929 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22995 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23015 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23112 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23335 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24788 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-16.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1219 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:203 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.034-texinfo.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKG
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0727.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452723/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20959 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0063/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-379-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-1121906-patch.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-2559638-patch.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4412 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4810 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618203 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30158 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-810 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4810
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10893 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4810
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 8, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 15, 2006
Link CVE-2006-4810
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a