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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200704-06.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200704-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..6395c66c53c9 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200704-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200704-06"> + <title>Evince: Stack overflow in included gv code</title> + <synopsis> + Evince improperly handles user-supplied data possibly allowing for the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">evince</product> + <announced>2007-04-06</announced> + <revised count="01">2007-04-06</revised> + <bug>156573</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/evince" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.6.1-r3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.6.1-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Evince is a document viewer for multiple document formats, including + PostScript. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Evince includes code from GNU gv that does not properly boundary check + user-supplied data before copying it into process buffers. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PostScript + document with Evince and possibly execute arbitrary code with the + rights of the user running Evince. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Evince users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/evince-0.6.1-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5864">CVE-2006-5864</uri> + <uri link="https://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-20.xml">GLSA-200611-20</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-03-29T16:08:33Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-04-02T13:26:04Z"> + aetius + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-04-03T22:29:26Z"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |