# CVE-2006-2362: Buffer overflow in getsym in tekhex.c in libbfd in Free Software Foundation GNU Binutils before 20060423, as used by GNU strings, allows con

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-05-15 · Updated: 2025-01-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/20188
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20550
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22932
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27441
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0034/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17950
- http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-binutils%40gnu.org/msg01516.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3665
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1924
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018872
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20531
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-292-1
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Oct/msg00001.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26644
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2584
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27856

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