CVE-2006-5864

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Deferred
Published: 11 Nov 2006, 01:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 20:04

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
37/100
CVSS Score
5.1 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
30.73% HIGH
31% probability +2.22%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
2 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

11 Nov 2006, 01:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 20:04
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 30.73%• Percentile: 97%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-119•Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

Affected Systems

  • gnu•gv

    3.5.8 | 3.6.0 | 3.6.1 | 3.6.2

References (39)