{"id":"CVE-2006-2362","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:37:33.621910Z","published":"2006-05-15T16:06:00Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Oct/msg00001.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/20188"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/20531"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/20550"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/22932"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/27441"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2584"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17950"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018872"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-292-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26644"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Oct/msg00001.html"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-binutils%40gnu.org/msg01516.html"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2584"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17950"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17950"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2584"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-binutils%40gnu.org/msg01516.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1924"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3665"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0034/"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}