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  "id": "CVE-2006-4810",
  "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
  "published": "2006-11-08T21:07:00.000",
  "lastModified": "2024-11-21T00:16:48.453",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Desbordamiento del b\u00fafer en la funci\u00f3n readline de util/texindex.c, tal y como se usa en los comandos (1) texi2dvi y (2) texindex en el texinfo 4.8 y versiones anteriores permite a usuarios locales la ejecuci\u00f3n de c\u00f3digo de su elecci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de el fichero manipulado Texinfo."
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          "baseScore": 4.6,
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL"
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
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        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": true,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
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    {
      "organization": "Red Hat",
      "comment": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.",
      "lastModified": "2007-03-14T00:00:00"
    }
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}