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.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1186-1 | New cscope packages fix arbitrary code execution |
EUVD |
EUVD-2006-4250 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T19:06:06.603Z
Reserved: 2006-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2006-4262
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Status : Modified
Published: 2006-08-23T10:04:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2006-4262
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD