CVE-2006-5864 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15.2% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 15.21% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-11-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gnu | gv |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Evince Document Viewer - 'DocumentMedia' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2006-11-28 |
References
- 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
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1214
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1243
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