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Ubuntu 5.04/5.10/6.06 LTS USN-356-1 Critical: gdb Buffer Overflow Exploit

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Calendar Grey October 16, 2006
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
This notice highlights a security vulnerability impacting gdb on Ubuntu, presenting a notable risk of unauthorized execution.
Will Drewry, of the Google Security Team, discovered buffer overflows in GDB's DWARF processing

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security advisory buffer overflow critical code execution exploit Ubuntu gdb

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-356-1 October 02, 2006

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security advisory buffer overflow critical code execution exploit Ubuntu gdb

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