Title : Gentoo Security Update Fixes GNU Texinfo Texindex Buffer Overflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4650 CVE ID : CVE-2006-4810
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-11-22
Technical Description
Gentoo has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in GNU Texinfo. This flaw could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4412