CVE-2006-5466

Published: Nov 6, 2006Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.4

Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Rpm: Package Manager · Ubuntu: Ubuntu Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Rpm Package Manager	Version 4.4.8

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux	Version 6.06_lts
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux	Version 6.10

References (22)

http://secunia.com/advisories/22740

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ExploitVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22745

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22768

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/22854

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-08.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017160

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:200

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20906

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-378-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4350

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=212833

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/22740