Unscored severity · published Aug 31, 2006
CVE-2006-4146
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…
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CVSS
3.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.5% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GD
Gdb · Gnu
6.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4146
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4146
docs.info.apple.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304669
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Oct/msg00000.html
lists.grok.org.uk
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21713
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22205
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