Vulnerability CVE-2006-5864

Vulnerability CVE-2006-5864

Published: 2006-11-10 Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-119

(Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score	Impact Subscore	Exploitability Subscore
5.1/10	6.4/10	4.9/10

Exploit range	Attack complexity	Authentication
Remote	High	No required
Confidentiality impact	Integrity impact	Availability impact
Partial	Partial	Partial

Affected software
GNU -> GV

References:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vulnerability CVE-2006-5864

CWE-119

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

5.1/10

6.4/10

4.9/10

Remote

High

No required

Partial

Partial

Partial

Affected software

References: