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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200611-20
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Severity: Normal
Title: GNU gv: Stack overflow
Date: November 24, 2006
Bugs: #154573
ID: 200611-20
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Synopsis
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GNU gv improperly handles user-supplied data possibly allowing for the
execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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GNU gv is a viewer for PostScript and PDF documents.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/gv < 3.6.2-r1 >= 3.6.2-r1
Description
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GNU gv does not properly boundary check user-supplied data before
copying it into process buffers.
Impact
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An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted document
with GNU gv and execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user on
the system.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All gv users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/gv-3.6.2-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-5864
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5864
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-20.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
