Buffer overflow in GNU Binutils
CVE-2006-2362
Buffer overflow in getsym in tekhex.c in libbfd in Free Software Foundation GNU Binutils before 20060423, as used by GNU strings, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file with a crafted Tektronix Hex Format (TekHex) record in which the length character is not a valid hexadecimal character.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.145 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.145 · newest: 0.145 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/20188 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/20550 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/22932 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/27441 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0034/ (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17950 (Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.mail-archive.com/bug-binutils@gnu.org/msg01516.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Issue Tracking)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3665 (Permissions Required, vdb-entry)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1924 (Permissions Required, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-2362?
- CVE-2006-2362 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Binutils, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2006-05-15.
- How severe is CVE-2006-2362?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2006-2362 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.