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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.

Publication Date Nov. 11, 2006, 10:07 a.m.
Registration Date Jan. 29, 2021, 3:49 p.m.
Last Update Oct. 18, 2018, 6:45 a.m.
CVSS2.0 : MEDIUM
Score 5.1
Vector AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
攻撃元区分(AV) ネットワーク
攻撃条件の複雑さ(AC) 高
攻撃前の認証要否(Au) 不要
機密性への影響(C) 低
完全性への影響(I) 低
可用性への影響(A) 低
Get all privileges. いいえ
Get user privileges はい
Get other privileges いいえ
User operation required はい
Affected software configurations
Configuration1 or higher or less more than less than
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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