CVE-2006-4250

Debian Linux - Buffer Overflow via -H Flag

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

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