CVE-2006-5864

Description

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2858

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-850

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30555

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30153

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4747

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4424

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-390-3

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-390-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-390-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452868/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451422/100/200/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451057/100/0/threaded

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:229

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:214

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352825

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1243

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1214

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-06.xml

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-24.xml

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-20.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/24787

http://secunia.com/advisories/24649

http://secunia.com/advisories/23579

http://secunia.com/advisories/23409

http://secunia.com/advisories/23353

http://secunia.com/advisories/23335

http://secunia.com/advisories/23306

http://secunia.com/advisories/23266

http://secunia.com/advisories/23183

http://secunia.com/advisories/23118

http://secunia.com/advisories/23111

http://secunia.com/advisories/23018

http://secunia.com/advisories/23006

http://secunia.com/advisories/22932

http://secunia.com/advisories/22787

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3