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TI-2006-04018 Aliases CVE-2006-4146GHSA-63cf-4m5h-x542

Buffer overflow in the (1) DWARF (dwarfread.c) and (2) DWARF2 (dwarf2read.c) debugging…

Priority LOW 29CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the (1) DWARF (dwarfread.c) and (2) DWARF2 (dwarf2read.c) debugging code in GNU Debugger (GDB) 6.5 allows user-assisted attackers, or restricted users, to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file with a location block (DW_FORM_block) that contains a large number of operations.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03493 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gdb:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gdb:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2007:0469 Released 2007-06-07 · Red Hat rating Low
    gdb security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 gdb-6.3.0.0-1.138.el3, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.138.el3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 gdb-6.3.0.0-1.138.el3, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.138.el3.i386, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.138.el3.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 gdb-6.3.0.0-1.138.el3, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.138.el3.i386, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.138.el3.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 gdb-6.3.0.0-1.138.el3, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.138.el3.i386, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.138.el3.ia64
  • RHSA-2007:0229 Released 2007-05-01 · Red Hat rating Low
    gdb security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gdb-6.3.0.0-1.143.el4, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.143.el4.i386, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.143.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gdb-6.3.0.0-1.143.el4, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.143.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gdb-6.3.0.0-1.143.el4, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.143.el4.i386, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.143.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gdb-6.3.0.0-1.143.el4, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.143.el4.i386, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.143.el4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0469
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0469
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0229
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0229
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0469
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0229
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0469
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0229

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4146
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-63cf-4m5h-x542

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Other 8

  • TI-2023-20307 GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-20306 GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a heap use after free via… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-20305 GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2019-16008 Out-of-bounds read in GNU gdb CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2005-01613 gdb before 6.3 searches the current working directory to load the .gdbinit configuration… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2011-03820 GNU Project Debugger (GDB) before 7.5, when .debug_gdb_scripts is defined, automatically… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
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