CVE-2006-4250

Publication date 10 April 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Buffer overflow in man and mandb (man-db) 2.4.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the -H flag.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
man-db	11.04 natty	Fixed 2.4.3-5ubuntu1
	10.10 maverick	Fixed 2.4.3-5ubuntu1
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.4.3-5ubuntu1
	9.10 karmic	Fixed 2.4.3-5ubuntu1
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 2.4.3-5ubuntu1
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 2.4.3-5ubuntu1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.4.3-5ubuntu1
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 2.4.3-5ubuntu1
	7.04 feisty	Fixed 2.4.3-5ubuntu1
	6.10 edgy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life

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