rPath Security Advisory: 2006-0219-1
Published: 2006-11-27
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
Indirect User Deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
info=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/4.8-6.2-1
install-info=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/4.8-6.2-1
texinfo=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/4.8-6.2-1

References:
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4810
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-810

Description:
Previous versions of the texinfo package can be caused to execute
arbitrary code contained in an intentionally malformed texinfo
file. These texinfo commands are often run automatically when
building software packages.

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