CVE-2006-4250

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 10, 2007
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-4250: Medium severity, CVSS 4.6 | Vulnix