CVE-2006-5864
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 16.1% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5848)
- Published
- November 11, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5848 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gnu / gv
- gnu / gv
- gnu / gv
- gnu / gv
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22787(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22932(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23006(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23018(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23111(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23118(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23183(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23266(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23306(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23335(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23353(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23409(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23579(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24649(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24787(Vendor Advisory)
- 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(US Government Resource)
- 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
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451057/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451422/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452868/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20978(Exploit)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-390-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-390-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-390-3
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4424(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4747(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30153
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30555
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-850
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2858
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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