CVE-2006-5864

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5864
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2006-5864.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2006-5864
Downstream
Related
Published
2006-11-11T01:07:00Z
Modified
2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
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.

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Affected packages