CVE-2006-5466
Heap-based buffer overflow in the showQueryPackage function in librpm in RPM Package Manager 4.4.8, when the LANG environment variable is set to ru_RU.UTF-8, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted RPM packages.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| rpm / package_manager | 4.4.8 | 4.4.8.x |
| ubuntu / ubuntu_linux | 6.06_lts | 6.06_lts.x |
| ubuntu / ubuntu_linux | 6.10 | 6.10.x |
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22740
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22745
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22768
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22854
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-08.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017160
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:200
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20906
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-378-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4350
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=212833
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