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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-4250

CVE-2006-4250

Description

Buffer overflow in man and mandb (man-db) 2.4.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the -H flag.

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Affected products

15

Debian/linux14 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mips:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/man&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 2.9.4-2.2

Patches

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References

9

www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1278nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/23355nvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/24801nvd
secunia.com/advisories/24828nvd
secunia.com/advisories/24995nvd
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.htmlnvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1294nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1295nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33508nvd

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