CVE-2006-4262 : Multiple buffer overflows in cscope 15.5 and earlier allow user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)

Multiple buffer overflows in cscope 15.5 and earlier allow user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple vectors including (1) a long pathname that is not properly handled during file list parsing, (2) long pathnames that result from path variable expansion such as tilde expansion for the HOME environment variable, and (3) a long -f (aka reffile) command line argument.

Published 2006-08-23 10:04:00

Updated 2017-10-11 01:31:11

Source MITRE

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Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4262

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 2.06%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 89 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-4262

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-2006-4262

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-2006-4262

Red Hat 2009-06-16

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 was not vulnerable to this issue as it contained a backported patch since its first release. In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, this issue was addressed via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1101.html

References for CVE-2006-4262

Products affected by CVE-2006-4262