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CVE-2006-5864

Date: November 10, 2006

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.

Severity Score

5.6

Related Resources (42)

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

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

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

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/23183

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20978

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/23335

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/24787

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/23118

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/23018

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/23579

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/22787

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

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2006-5864

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/24649

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/23353

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/23111

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

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

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

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

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/23409

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5864

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

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/23006

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

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

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/22932

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/23306

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

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/23266

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

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

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

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

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2006-5864

Severity Score

5.6

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.6
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.1
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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CVE-2006-5864

Date: November 10, 2006

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