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Vulnerability details: VCID-5n8k-z7md-aaak
Vulnerability ID VCID-5n8k-z7md-aaak
Aliases CVE-2006-5864
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 4.6
Risk 9.2
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
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rhbs low https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=217672
cvssv2 5.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5864
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2006-5864.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2006-5864
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5864
http://secunia.com/advisories/22787
http://secunia.com/advisories/22932
http://secunia.com/advisories/23006
http://secunia.com/advisories/23018
http://secunia.com/advisories/23111
http://secunia.com/advisories/23118
http://secunia.com/advisories/23183
http://secunia.com/advisories/23266
http://secunia.com/advisories/23306
http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
http://secunia.com/advisories/23353
http://secunia.com/advisories/23409
http://secunia.com/advisories/23579
http://secunia.com/advisories/24649
http://secunia.com/advisories/24787
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
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
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
217672 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=217672
398292 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=398292
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2006-5864 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5864
GLSA-200611-20 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200611-20
GLSA-200703-24 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200703-24
GLSA-200704-06 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200704-06
OSVDB-30274;CVE-2006-5864 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/remote/2858.c
USN-390-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/390-1/
USN-390-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/390-2/
USN-390-3 https://usn.ubuntu.com/390-3/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Nov. 27, 2006
Description Evince Document Viewer - 'DocumentMedia' Remote Buffer Overflow
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Nov. 28, 2006
Exploit type remote
Platform linux
Source update date April 27, 2011
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5864
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.96319
EPSS Score 0.30643
Published At March 28, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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