CVE-2006-4573 (GCVE-0-2006-4573)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-10-24 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 19:14
VLAI
Summary
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" (utf8_handle_comb function in encoding.c) in screen before 4.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via certain UTF8 sequences.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://secunia.com/advisories/25402 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/22611 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/22573 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/22707 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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http://secunia.com/advisories/22726 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/22647 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/22649 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2006-10-23 00:00
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            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4189"
          },
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            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-734"
          }
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                "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
              }
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            "type": "Primary"
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    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Low",
      "current_release_date": "2025-11-21T13:21:22+00:00",
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      "id": "CVE-2006-4573",
      "initial_release_date": "2006-10-23T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_affected": "1",
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      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "screen buffer overflow",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2006/cve-2006-4573.json",
      "version": "3"
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  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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