DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5864

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-5864
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5864.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5864
Upstream
Published
2006-11-11T01:07:00Z
Modified
2025-10-05T17:00:43Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11

evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/evince?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.4.0-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

gv

Package

Name
gv
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gv?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.6.2-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:12

evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/evince?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.4.0-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

gv

Package

Name
gv
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gv?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.6.2-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:13

evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/evince?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.4.0-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

gv

Package

Name
gv
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gv?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.6.2-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:14

evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/evince?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.4.0-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}