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evince, gv — security advisory
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.
- Products
- evince, gv
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.4.0-3, 1:3.6.2-3
- CVEs
- CVE-2006-5864
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 20:13 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5864
evince
Fixed versions: 0.4.0-3
evince
Fixed versions: 0.4.0-3
gv
Fixed versions: 1:3.6.2-3
gv
Fixed versions: 1:3.6.2-3
gv
Fixed versions: 1:3.6.2-3
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:24.716681241Z",
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