CVE-2006-4573

N/A Unknown
Published: October 24, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22573
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22583
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22611
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22647
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22649
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22707
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22726
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20727
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-370-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-734
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-users/2006-10/msg00028.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22573
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22583
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22611
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22647
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22649
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22707
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22726
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-01.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:191
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20727
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-370-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4189
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-734
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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