CVE-2006-4250
Buffer overflow in man and mandb (man-db) 2.4.3 and earlier allows local users to execute...
Buffer overflow in man and mandb (man-db) 2.4.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the -H flag.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in man and mandb (man-db) 2.4.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the -H flag.
- Record
CVE-2006-4250- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in man and mandb (man-db) 2.4.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the -H flag.
- Record
CVE-2006-4250- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4238 No score
Buffer overflow in man and mandb (man-db) 2.4.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the -H flag.
- Record
EUVD-2006-4238- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wfpc-rjx4-qm3j No score
Buffer overflow in man and mandb (man-db) 2.4.3 and earlier allows local users to execute...
Buffer overflow in man and mandb (man-db) 2.4.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the -H flag.
- Record
GHSA-wfpc-rjx4-qm3j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Buffer overflow in man and mandb (man-db) 2.4.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the -H flag.
- Record
CVE-2006-4250- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-4250 No score
Buffer overflow in man and mandb (man-db) 2.4.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the -H flag.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4250- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11036-1 No score
man-2.9.4-2.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the man-2.9.4-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11036-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Man Command - -H Flag Local Buffer Overflow | 2007-04-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| 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-2006-4250 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Debian Linux, published April 6, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.34%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in man-db 2.4.3-5.
References
secunia.com/advisories/24828
debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1278
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
securityfocus.com/bid/23355