---------------------------------------------------------------------- To improve our services to our customers, we have made a number of additions to the Secunia Advisories and have started translating the advisories to German. The improvements will help our customers to get a better understanding of how we reached our conclusions, how it was rated, our thoughts on exploitation, attack vectors, and scenarios. This includes: * Reason for rating * Extended description * Extended solution * Exploit code or links to exploit code * Deep links Read the full description: http://corporate.secunia.com/products/48/?r=l Contact Secunia Sales for more information: http://corporate.secunia.com/how_to_buy/15/?r=l ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Evince "get_next_text()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA23111 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/23111/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Evince 0.x http://secunia.com/product/12767/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been discovered in Evince, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the "get_next_text()" function in ps/ps.c. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by e.g. tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PostScript file. The vulnerability is confirmed in version 0.6.1. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Do not open untrusted PostScript files. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Originally reported in GNU gv by Renaud Lifchitz, sysdream.com Discovered in Evince by K-sPecial of .aware ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://milw0rm.com/exploits/2858 OTHER REFERENCES: SA22787: http://secunia.com/advisories/22787/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------