CVE-2006-4250
man-db - buffer overflow
EPSS 1.3%
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.
How to fix CVE-2006-4250
To remediate CVE-2006-4250, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/man-db—upgrade to 2.4.3-5 or later
- Debian/man-db—upgrade to 2.4.2-21sarge1 or later
Is CVE-2006-4250 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.4.3-5
- from 0, < 2.4.2-21sarge1