CVE-2006-4250
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 1.3% (71th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-4238)
- Published
- April 10, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-4238 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24801
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24828
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24995
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1278(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23355(Exploit)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1294
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1295
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33508
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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