// For flags

CVE-2006-4250

Man Command - -H Flag Local Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

4.6
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Un desbordamiento de búfer en man y mandb (man-db) versiones 2.4.3 y anteriores, permite a usuarios locales ejecutar código arbitrario por medio de argumentos diseñados en el flag -H.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
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SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2006-08-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2007-04-06 First Exploit
  • 2007-04-08 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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3.1
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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3.1
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alpha
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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3.1
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amd64
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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3.1
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arm
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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3.1
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hppa
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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3.1
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ia-32
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Debian
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3.1
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ia-64
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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3.1
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m68k
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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3.1
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mips
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Debian
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3.1
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mipsel
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ppc
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Debian
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3.1
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s-390
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Debian
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3.1
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sparc
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Debian
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3.1
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r1
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