CVE-2006-4810

Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.6)—
Buffer overflow in the readline function in util/texindex.c, as used by the (1) texi2dvi and (2) texindex commands, in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Texinfo file.
CVSS

Versión: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Puntuación base: 4.6
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.56%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 45
Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)

GNU — Texinfo
CWE

NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias

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