CVE-2006-4262 Memory corruption in n/a
Buffer overflows in cscope allow attackers to cause crashes or execute arbitrary code via crafted pathnames or arguments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-4262?
CVE-2006-4262 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Aug 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in cscope 15.5 and earlier allow user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple vectors including (1) a long pathname that is not properly handled during file list parsing, (2) long pathnames that result from path variable expansion such as tilde expansion for the HOME environment variable, and (3) a long -f (aka reffile) command line argument.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4262?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cscope Cscope.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4262?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-4262 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4262 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4262, DSA-1186-1, GHSA-xr3w-8pvj-85f8.