Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-2362 (CCN-26644)

Assigned:2006-05-15
Published:2006-05-15
Updated:2020-01-29
Summary:Buffer overflow in getsym in tekhex.c in libbfd in Free Software Foundation GNU Binutils before 20060423, as used by GNU strings, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file with a crafted Tektronix Hex Format (TekHex) record in which the length character is not a valid hexadecimal character.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-2362

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of Xcode Tools 2.5

Source: APPLE
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2007-10-30

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Product Security Mailing List, Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:13:10 -0700
APPLE-SA-2007-10-30 Xcode 2.5 Developer Tools

Source: CCN
Type: SA20188
GNU Binutils libbfd TekHex Record Handling Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
20188

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
20531

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
20550

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
22932

Source: CCN
Type: SA27441
Apple Xcode Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
27441

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1018872
Apple Xcode Bugs Let Local Users Gain System Privileges

Source: CCN
Type: Sourceware Bugzilla Bug 2584
SIGSEGV in strings tool when the file is crafted.

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2584

Source: CCN
Type: GNU Web site
Binutils

Source: MLIST
Type: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
[bug-binutils] 20060418 [Bug binutils/2584] New: SIGSEGV in strings tool when the file is crafted.

Source: SUSE
Type: Third Party Advisory
SUSE-SR:2006:026

Source: CCN
Type: OpenPKG-SA-2006.009
GNU Binutils

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 25711
GNU Binutils libbfd Malformed TekHex Record Processing Overflow

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
17950

Source: CCN
Type: BID-17950
GNU BinUtils Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1018872

Source: TRUSTIX
Type: Broken Link
2006-0034

Source: CCN
Type: USN-292-1
binutils vulnerability

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Broken Link
USN-292-1

Source: VUPEN
Type: Permissions Required
ADV-2006-1924

Source: VUPEN
Type: Permissions Required
ADV-2007-3665

Source: XF
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
binutils-libbfd-bo(26644)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
binutils-libbfd-bo(26644)

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2006:026
SUSE Security Summary Report

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 2.17)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:binutils:2.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:openpkg:openpkg:current:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openpkg:openpkg:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:6.06::lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20062362
    V
    CVE-2006-2362
    2015-11-16
    BACK
    gnu binutils *
    gnu binutils 2.16.1
    openpkg openpkg current
    apple mac os x 10.4
    openpkg openpkg 2.5
    canonical ubuntu 6.06
    apple mac os x 10.5