Description
Buffer overflow in the (1) DWARF (dwarfread.c) and (2) DWARF2 (dwarf2read.c) debugging code in GNU Debugger (GDB) 6.5 allows user-assisted attackers, or restricted users, to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file with a location block (DW_FORM_block) that contains a large number of operations.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2006-4136 | Buffer overflow in the (1) DWARF (dwarfread.c) and (2) DWARF2 (dwarf2read.c) debugging code in GNU Debugger (GDB) 6.5 allows user-assisted attackers, or restricted users, to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file with a location block (DW_FORM_block) that contains a large number of operations. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-356-1 | gdb vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T18:57:46.146Z
Reserved: 2006-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2006-4146
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Status : Modified
Published: 2006-08-31T22:04:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2006-4146
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN