Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2006-214 - A 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 DocumentMedia header.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2006:214
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : gv
Date : November 17, 2006
Affected: 2006.0, 2007.0, Corporate 3.0, Corporate 4.0
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Problem 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
DocumentMedia header.
Packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5864
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Linux 2006.0:
ce4424472e46670b330f6002505f872d 2006.0/i586/gv-3.6.1-4.2.20060mdk.i586.rpm
86e5b4a6b2a85ac41ec8e5afa1a8316c 2006.0/SRPMS/gv-3.6.1-4.2.20060mdk.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2006.0/X86_64:
45235ffad1a29f06b97c4398522d4109 2006.0/x86_64/gv-3.6.1-4.2.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
86e5b4a6b2a85ac41ec8e5afa1a8316c 2006.0/SRPMS/gv-3.6.1-4.2.20060mdk.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2007.0:
6e1283be29d02cc561a4f70d691aa2ab 2007.0/i586/gv-3.6.1-7.1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
8adc972aaae161da8792bc53188144f2 2007.0/SRPMS/gv-3.6.1-7.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2007.0/X86_64:
14dc71ab4e90e9ff5a710a26d9fbbc74 2007.0/x86_64/gv-3.6.1-7.1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
8adc972aaae161da8792bc53188144f2 2007.0/SRPMS/gv-3.6.1-7.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm
Corporate 3.0:
7d48d9f5848d68634903602b9c74e201 corporate/3.0/i586/gv-3.5.8-31.1.C30mdk.i586.rpm
8802de3f3264171d1a01e63bad0fb5a2 corporate/3.0/SRPMS/gv-3.5.8-31.1.C30mdk.src.rpm
Corporate 3.0/X86_64:
f311ea2a2f426eaf0b12388e9701170a corporate/3.0/x86_64/gv-3.5.8-31.1.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
8802de3f3264171d1a01e63bad0fb5a2 corporate/3.0/SRPMS/gv-3.5.8-31.1.C30mdk.src.rpm
Corporate 4.0:
bcacc5d595ece53e589089b2f0ee79f4 corporate/4.0/i586/gv-3.6.1-4.2.20060mlcs4.i586.rpm
28881d7af1aa98d3f1fa77498a6b7c5c corporate/4.0/SRPMS/gv-3.6.1-4.2.20060mlcs4.src.rpm
Corporate 4.0/X86_64:
83ce335c19110b08f0c09bae1367258a corporate/4.0/x86_64/gv-3.6.1-4.2.20060mlcs4.x86_64.rpm
28881d7af1aa98d3f1fa77498a6b7c5c corporate/4.0/SRPMS/gv-3.6.1-4.2.20060mlcs4.src.rpm
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
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