CVE-2006-5864
NoneCVSS
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EPSS
15.2%
Published
Nov 11, 2006
CISA due date
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The record
Stack-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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:10 | evince | 0 | 0.4.0-3 |
| Debian:10 | gv | 0 | 1:3.6.2-3 |
| Debian:11 | evince | 0 | 0.4.0-3 |
| Debian:11 | gv | 0 | 1:3.6.2-3 |
| Debian:12 | evince | 0 | 0.4.0-3 |
| Debian:12 | gv | 0 | 1:3.6.2-3 |
| Debian:13 | evince | 0 | 0.4.0-3 |
| Debian:13 | gv | 0 | 1:3.6.2-3 |
| Debian:3.1 | evince | 0 | 0.1.5-2sarge1 |
| Debian:3.1 | gv | 0 | 1:3.6.1-10sarge2 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | evince | 0 | 40.4-1.3 |
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