Out-of-Bounds Affecting gdb package, versions <7.3-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.49% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-GDB-19512283
  • published3 Sept 2026
  • disclosed31 Aug 2006

Introduced: 31 Aug 2006

CVE-2006-4146  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest gdb to version 7.3-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gdb package and not the gdb package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the (1) DWARF (dwarfread.c) and (2) DWARF2 (dwarf2read.c) debugging code in GNU Debugger (GDB) 6.5 allows user-assisted attackers, or restricted users, to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file with a location block (DW_FORM_block) that contains a large number of operations.

CVSS Base Scores

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