CVE-2006-4146 : Buffer overflow in the (1) DWARF (dwarfread.c) and (2) DWARF2 (dwarf2read.c) debugging code in GNU Debugger (GDB) 6.5 al

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.

Published 2006-08-31 22:04:00

Updated 2017-10-11 01:31:10

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4146

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.46%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 75 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-4146

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.1	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	4.9	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: High Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial

CWE ids for CVE-2006-4146

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2006-4146

Red Hat 2009-06-01

Updates to address this issue are available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4: https://rhn.redhat.com/cve/CVE-2006-4146.html Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 was not vulnerable to this issue as it contained a backported patch.

References for CVE-2006-4146

Products affected by CVE-2006-4146