CVE-2006-4146

N/A Unknown
Published: August 31, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304669
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Oct/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/21713
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22205
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22662
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25098
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25632
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25894
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25934
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26909
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017138
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-253.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/28318
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0229.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0469.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19802
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-356-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3433
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4283
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204841
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10463
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304669
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Oct/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21713
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22205
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22662
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25098
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25632
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25894
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25934
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26909
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017138
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-253.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/28318
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0229.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0469.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19802
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-356-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3433
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4283
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204841
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10463
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

52 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.3%
79th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

gnu

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