{
    "id": "CVE-2006-5864",
    "published": "2006-11-11 01:07:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:32:01",
    "cvss_score": "5.1",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.15211",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96645",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:05",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "gnu",
            "product": "gv"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "2858",
            "title": "Evince Document Viewer - 'DocumentMedia' Remote Buffer Overflow",
            "date": "2006-11-28",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2858"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352825",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:214",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:229",
        "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html",
        "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html"
    ]
}