The remote host is missing an update to gv announced via advisory DSA 1214-2. The gv PostScript and PDF viewer for X performs insufficient boundary checks in the Postscript parsing code, allowing execution of arbitrary code through a buffer overflow. Upgrade gv package to version 3.6.2-2 or later
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 54 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | evince vulnerability | 6 Dec 200600:00 | – | ubuntu |
![]() | evince-gtk vulnerability | 7 Dec 200600:00 | – | ubuntu |
![]() | evince vulnerability | 30 Nov 200600:00 | – | ubuntu |
![]() | FreeBSD : evince -- Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (779a2d55-8ba8-11db-81d5-00123ffe8333) | 16 Dec 200600:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | openSUSE 10 Security Update : gv (gv-2266) | 17 Oct 200700:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : evince-gtk vulnerability (USN-390-3) | 10 Nov 200700:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : evince (MDKSA-2006:229) | 18 Feb 200700:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora Core 5 : evince-0.5.1-4 (2006-1437) | 17 Jan 200700:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Debian DSA-1214-2 : gv - buffer overflow | 22 Nov 200600:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Ubuntu 5.10 / 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : evince vulnerability (USN-390-2) | 10 Nov 200700:00 | – | nessus |
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_1214_2.nasl 6616 2017-07-07 12:10:49Z cfischer $
# Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 1214-2
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2007 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largerly excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#
include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_solution = "For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 3.6.1-10sarge2.
For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been
fixed in version 3.6.2-2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 3.6.2-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your gv package.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201214-2";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing an update to gv
announced via advisory DSA 1214-2.
The original update provided in DSA 1214-1 was insufficient; this update
corrects this. For reference the original advisory below:
Renaud Lifchitz discovered that gv, the PostScript and PDF viewer for X,
performs insufficient boundary checks in the Postscript parsing code,
which allows the execution of arbitrary code through a buffer overflow.";
if(description)
{
script_id(57752);
script_version("$Revision: 6616 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 14:10:49 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 23:17:11 +0100 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2006-5864");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.1");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 1214-2 (gv)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2007 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages");
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"gv", ver:"3.6.1-10sarge2", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}
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