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
EPSS: 0.145 (96.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Gnu Binutils
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_TRUSTIX, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
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.