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.
Published: 2006-11-11
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: 30.7% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1214-1 New gv packages fix arbitrary code execution
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1214-2 Updated gv packages fix arbitrary code execution
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1243-1 New evince packages fix arbitrary code execution
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-390-1 evince vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-390-2 evince vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-390-3 evince-gtk vulnerability
References
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http://secunia.com/advisories/22787 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/22932 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23006 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23018 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23111 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23118 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23183 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23266 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23306 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23335 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23353 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23409 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/23579 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/24649 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/24787 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-20.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-24.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-06.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1214 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1243 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352825 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:214 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:229 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451057/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451422/100/200/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452868/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20978 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-390-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-390-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-390-3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4424 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4747 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30153 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30555 cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-850 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5864 cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2858 cve-icon cve-icon
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:04:55.621Z

Reserved: 2006-11-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5864

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-11-11T01:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5864

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2006-11-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2006-5864 - Bugzilla

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