Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-4250. PoCs published by Daniel Roethlisberger.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a local buffer overflow in the Omnikey Cardman 4040 driver by writing a large buffer to /dev/cmx0. It demonstrates the vulnerability but does not include shellcode or a reverse shell.
Description
Buffer overflow in man and mandb (man-db) 2.4.3 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the -H flag.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Daniel Roethlisberger · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29822
This PoC exploits a local buffer overflow in the Omnikey Cardman 4040 driver by writing a large buffer to /dev/cmx0. It demonstrates the vulnerability but does not include shellcode or a reverse shell.
Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target:
Omnikey Cardman 4040 driver
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Access to /dev/cmx0 device file
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
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References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24828
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1278
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24801
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24995
Exploit vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23355
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1295
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33508
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1294
Scores
EPSS
0.0133
EPSS Percentile
67.3%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
debian/debian_linux
3.1 (14 CPE variants)
Published
Apr 10, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026