CVE-2006-4262

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in cscope 15.5 and earlier allow user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple vectors including (1) a long pathname that is not properly handled during file list parsing, (2) long pathnames that result from path variable expansion such as tilde expansion for the HOME environment variable, and (3) a long -f (aka reffile) command line argument.

Weakness classification

• CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
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• cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
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• cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
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