Vulnerabilities > GNU > Texinfo > 4.8

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2006-11-08 CVE-2006-4810 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in GNU Texinfo 4.8
Buffer overflow in the readline function in util/texindex.c, as used by the (1) texi2dvi and (2) texindex commands, in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Texinfo file.
local
low complexity
gnu
4.6
2005-09-21 CVE-2005-3011 Link Following vulnerability in GNU Texinfo 4.8
The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
local
high complexity
gnu CWE-59
1.2