CVE-2006-5864
medium · 5.1Stack-based buffer overflow in the ps_gettext function in ps.c for GNU gv 3.6.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PostScript (PS) file with certain headers that contain long comments, as demonstrated using the (1) DocumentMedia, (2) DocumentPaperSizes, and possibly (3) PageMedia and (4) PaperSize headers. NOTE: this issue can be exploited through other products that use gv such as evince.
5.1
CVSS
15.2%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
97th
EPSS percentile
2006-11-11
Published
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-119
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | gv | 3.5.8 |
| gnu | gv | 3.6.0 |
| gnu | gv | 3.6.1 |
| gnu | gv | 3.6.2 |
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References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22787
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22932
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23006
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23018
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23111
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23118
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23183
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23266
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23306
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23353
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23409
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23579
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24649
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24787
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-20.xml
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-24.xml
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-06.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1214
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1243
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352825
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:214
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:229
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2006-5864