FKIE_CVE-2006-4810
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-11-08 21:07 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:29
Severity
Summary
Buffer overflow in the readline function in util/texindex.c, as used by the (1) texi2dvi and (2) texindex commands, in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Texinfo file.
References
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