CVE-2006-5864
CVSS V2 Medium 5.1
CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2006-5864
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2006-11-11T01:07:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-10-17T21:45:31
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gv:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- HIGH
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5.1
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 4.9
- Impact Score
- 6.4
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5864 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5864 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:11:42 | Added to TrackCVE |