Record summary

CVE-2006-5864 has a selected CVSS score of 5.1; EIP currently links 1 catalogued exploit.

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.

Description source: CVE List

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Catalogued exploits
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Proofs of concept

1

Catalogued exploits

ExploitDBEvince Document Viewer - 'DocumentMedia' Remote Buffer OverflowExploitDB exploitby K-sPecialNot analyzed1 file
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