Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : evince-gtk vulnerability (USN-390-3)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 27975

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

USN-390-2 fixed vulnerabilities in evince. This update provides the corresponding update for evince-gtk.

A buffer overflow was discovered in the PostScript processor included in evince. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PS file, an attacker could crash evince or execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges.

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Solution

Update the affected evince-gtk package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/390-3/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 27975

File Name: ubuntu_USN-390-3.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/10/2007

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:evince-gtk, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/6/2006

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5864

BID: 20978

USN: 390-3