cve/2006/CVE-2006-4810.md

### [CVE-2006-4810](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4810)
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### Description

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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-2559638-patch.html

#### Github
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