CVE-2006-5864

Name	CVE-2006-5864
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DSA-1214, DSA-1243-1
Debian Bugs	398292, 400904, 400906, 402063

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
evince (PTS)	jessie, jessie (lts)	3.14.1-2+deb8u3	fixed
	stretch (security)	3.22.1-3+deb9u2	fixed
	stretch (lts), stretch	3.22.1-3+deb9u3	fixed
	buster (security), buster, buster (lts)	3.30.2-3+deb10u1	fixed
	bullseye	3.38.2-1	fixed
	bookworm	43.1-2	fixed
	sid, trixie	46.3.1-1	fixed
gv (PTS)	jessie, stretch	1:3.7.4-1	fixed
	sid, trixie, buster, bullseye, bookworm	1:3.7.4-2	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
evince	source	sarge	0.1.5-2sarge1		DSA-1243-1
evince	source	(unstable)	0.4.0-3	medium		400904, 400906, 402063
gv	source	sarge	1:3.6.1-10sarge2		DSA-1214
gv	source	(unstable)	1:3.6.2-3	medium		398292