- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200704-06 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Evince: Stack overflow in included gv code Date: April 06, 2007 Bugs: #156573 ID: 200704-06 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Evince improperly handles user-supplied data possibly allowing for the execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== Evince is a document viewer for multiple document formats, including PostScript. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/evince < 0.6.1-r3 >= 0.6.1-r3 Description =========== Evince includes code from GNU gv that does not properly boundary check user-supplied data before copying it into process buffers. Impact ====== 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. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Evince users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/evince-0.6.1-r3" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-5864 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5864 [ 2 ] GLSA-200611-20 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-20.xml Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-06.xml Concerns? ========= 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 ======= Copyright 2007 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