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Title : GNU gv "ps_gettext()" File Handling Client-Side Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4424
CVE ID : CVE-2006-5864
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-11-10

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A vulnerability has been identified in GNU gv, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the "ps_gettext()" [ps.c] function when handling a malformed PostScript file, which could be exploited by attackers to crash a vulnerable application or compromise a vulnerable system by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file.

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Renaud Lifchitz

ChangeLog

2006-11-10 : Initial release

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