CVE-2006-2362

Buffer overflow in getsym in tekhex.c in libbfd in Free Software Foundation GNU Binutils before...

7.5 HighPublic exploitFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

14.5%Down 8.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List 7.3

Record: CVE-2006-2362
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-2363 7.3

Record: EUVD-2006-2363
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vrm3-57g8-gwv8 7.3

Buffer overflow in getsym in tekhex.c in libbfd in Free Software Foundation GNU Binutils before...

Record: GHSA-vrm3-57g8-gwv8
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.3

Record: CVE-2006-2362
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2006-2362 7.3

CVE-2006-2362 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2006-2362
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-2362 7.3

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2362
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2006-2362
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnu binutils

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`binutils` Debian:12	before 2.17-1	2.17-1
`binutils` Debian:13	before 2.17-1	2.17-1
`binutils` Debian:14	before 2.17-1	2.17-1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	GNU BinUtils 2.1x - Buffer Overflow	2006-05-11

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-2362 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gnu Binutils, published May 15, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.5%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in binutils 2.17-1.

References

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